Watch Clouds Hill on Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
We’re one of the places featured in series three of BBC Two’s Hidden Treasures of the National Trust. The show goes behind the scenes to hear from the experts who look after treasured objects, including a mysterious painting which may be a young Lawrence of Arabia.
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Clouds Hill in Hidden Treasures
The episode featuring Clouds Hill explores whether a beautiful youth depicted in one of the paintings on display at Clouds Hill is in fact Lawrence. The painting is by Henry Scott Tuke, an artist that Lawrence very much admired, and hangs above the fireplace in the Music Room in Lawrence’s tiny four-room cottage. The painting undergoes essential conservation cleaning and Senior National Curator for paintings, John Chu, discovers once and for all whether the boy in the painting is indeed Lawrence.
This conservation work was made possible thanks to the generous support of the National Trust South Dorset Association supporter group, and the T.E. Lawrence Society.
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