Art and collections publications

The National Trust collections include some outstanding works of art that were commissioned or made by women. As part of the National Trust’s ‘Women and Power’ theme, the 2018 edition presents new insights into the creativity and ingenuity of these inspirational women.

The 2017 edition of the Annual explores Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland. A comprehensive restoration, together with the return to the house of many outstanding works of art, makes this property an important and intriguing focus of study.

This series of essays on Knole in Kent showcases new National Trust research and discusses a wide range of topics including the legacy of Edward Sackville-West, a Gainsborough portrait and 17th-century embroidered hangings.

Essays in this 2015 edition include Jane Eade and David Taylor on a lost group portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, Christopher Rowell on the furniture and decorative woodwork of Thomas Donaldson and Will Hawkes on the work of celebrated Gothic architect Sanderson Miller.

Including: early wall coverings at Greyfriars House, Worcester; the Japanese objects being loaned to a major exhibition in Cardiff; and news of the online exhibition ‘Chippendale Revealed’.

Including: an exhibition of Oliver Messel Portraits at Nymans, West Sussex; investigating the history of the silk wall hangings at Arlington Court in Devon; and new research on Mary Booth’s book collection at Dunham Massey, Cheshire.

Including: the restoration of the State Apartment at Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire; the discovery of a coin collection at Scotney Castle in Kent; and an overview of recent National Trust acquisitions.

Including: portraits of 18th-century beauties at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire; the restoration of the hydro-electric installation at Castle Drogo, Devon; and the creation of a new gallery and partnership at Wightwick Manor in the West Midlands.