Art

Art Collection

The museum’s art collection includes works by J. M. W. Turner, John Constable, Augustus John, Louise Rayner, Peter Thursby and the archive of 20th century artist Rex Whistler. The collection (excluding the Rex Whistler and Peter Thursby archives) comprises approximately 4,000 items.

A View of the New Council House – Salisbury
The Bishop's Guildhall, a symbol...
Ashcombe
A panoramic view of Ashcombe,...
Castle Street, Salisbury
Castle Street has always been...
Choir and Lady Chapel, Salisbury Cathedral
The complex perspective in Turner’s...
Cottage Interior, Compton Basset
This delightful watercolour provides a...
Council House, Salisbury
This painting shows the Council...
Distant View from Old Sarum
This view is derived from...
Edward T. Stevens
Framed posthumous portrait of Edward...
High Street, Salisbury
An interesting pictorial record of...
Map of the City of Salisbury
This shows the grid pattern...
Miss Fort of Alderbury House
Miss Fort is shown holding...
Mrs Fowler
A framed oil painting by...
Mrs Ridout and the Coombe Express
It is recorded that Mrs...
North Porch of Salisbury Cathedral
This was one of the...
Panoramic view of Salisbury from the North East
This early painting shows a...
Poultry Cross at Salisbury
This market cross dates from...
Salisbury Cathedral Interior, looking towards the North Transept
The complicated perspectives in this...
St Ann Gate
This drawing was made when...
Still Life
Still life was an art...
Still Life of a Hanging Bird, a Jar and a Cabbage
Still life was an art...
Stonehenge
This shows the reconstructed monument...
Stonehenge
Turner’s well-known watercolour of Stonehenge...
Stonehenge
This is an elegant watercolour,...
Stonehenge – Restoration
The painting is a simple,...
The Cross at Salisbury, while under repair
The Poultry Cross at Salisbury,...
West View of Salisbury Cathedral
Hollar was born in Prague...
Winterslow Beaker Burial
This painting is one of...

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Of particular significance in the collection are the relics of the ancient guilds of Salisbury.

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