Harewood House
Harewood House Trust
Harewood House,
Harewood
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS17 9LG
England
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Harewood House, one of England's greatest country houses, created by architect John Carr and designer Robert Adam, furnished by master cabinet-maker Thomas Chippendale and set in a landscape created by 'Capability' Brown.
The House, renowned for its stunning architecture and exquisite Adam interiors, contains a rich collection of Chippendale furniture, fine porcelain and outstanding art collections from Italian Renaissance masterpieces and Turner watercolours to contemporary works. Lord Harewood's mother, HRH Princess Mary, Princess Royal, lived at Harewood for 35 years and much of her Royal memorabilia is still displayed. The Old Kitchen contains "the best collection of noble household copperware in the country" giving visitors a glimpse into an essential area of yesteryear's below stairs life. In contrast the Terrace Gallery is a nationally recognised venue for many high profile contemporary artists.
The inspiring Grounds and Gardens include a restored parterre Terrace, oriental Rock Garden, Bhutanese Stupa, Walled Garden, lakeside and woodland walks, the Bird Garden and for youngsters, the thrills and excitement of the Adventure Playground!
Throughout the season Harewood hosts a number of special events including open-air concerts, theatre performances, craft fairs, car rallies and much more. Harewood House is easily accessible and is just 20 minutes drive from Leeds City Centre or Harrogate and 45 minutes from York.
The entire collection at Harewood House is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Venue Type:
Museum, Gallery, Heritage site, Historic house or home, Archaeological site, Science centre, Garden, parklands or rural site, Artist studio or collective
Additional info
Designated Museum with an Outstanding Collection.
Yorkshire's premiere Bird Garden with over 100 species from around the world
Yorkshire in Bloom winning gardens with landscape designed by Lancelot Capability Brown and the Terrace Garden designed by Sir Charles Barry.
Enjoy England Visitor Attraction of the Year 2009
Yorkshire In Bloom Gold Award and Category Winner 2010
The entire collection of Harewood House is a Designated Collection of national importance.
This great 18th century house was designed by John Carr of York for the Lascelles family. Robert Adam designed the interiors, Thomas Chippendale the furnishings and fittings, and Lancelot 'Capability' Brown landscaped the garden. Harewood contains rich and diverse collections: internationally important Chippendale furniture; Renaissance masterpieces; works by Gainsborough, Romney, Reynolds and Turner; an outstanding collection of Sèvres porcelain, including a tea service made for Queen Marie-Antoinette; and clocks made by the royal clockmaker Benjamin Vulliamy. Visitors can see fine decorative schemes in the setting for which they were commissioned; and the present Earl's modern art collection. Lord Harewood's mother, HRH Princess Mary, Princess Royal, lived at Harewood for 35 years and much of her Royal memorabilia is still displayed.
For the first time ever in 2004, the Servants’ Hall, Housekeeper’s Room, and corridors of ‘Below Stairs’ Harewood, displaying over 1,000 objects with fascinating tales to tell, opened to the public. Through a mixture of hands-on discovery, historical reconstruction, and computer-aided learning, visitors will find out how the servants lived, what they wore and what they did. Visitors are encouraged to peek inside cupboards to make often weird and sometimes wonderful discoveries – from bedpans to boot-scrapers, servants’ livery to cabinetmaker’s bills. The Old Kitchen contains "the best collection of noble household copperware in the country" giving visitors a glimpse into an essential area of yesteryear's below stairs life. In contrast the Terrace Gallery is a nationally recognised venue for many high profile contemporary artists.
The exhibitions are changed regularly to reflect the diversity and quality of the collections at Harewood.
Collection details
World Cultures, Toys and Hobbies, Sport, Social History, Personalities, Performing Arts, Natural Sciences, Music, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Archives, Architecture
Key artists and exhibits
- JMW Turner
- Thomas Girtin
- John Varley
- Sir Joshua Reynolds
- Thomas Chippendale
- John Carr
- Robert Adam
- Lancelot 'Capability' Brown
- Sir Charles Barry
- Sir Jacob Epstein
- Sevres
- Pablo Picasso
- Astrid Zydower
- Egon Schiele
- Walter Stickert
- M F Husain
- John Craxton
- Arthur Boyd
- John Piper
- Camille Bombois
- Jean Hugo
- David Hankinson
- Henri Gaudier Brzeska
- Austin Bennett
- Sir Alfred Munnings
- John Singer Sargent
- Frank Salisbury
- Ambrose McEvoy
- Franz Xavier Winterhalter
- Solomon J Solomon
- Mrs Adrian Hope
- Frank Salisbury
- Henry Singleton
- Richard Cosway
- Sir John Lavery
- Richard Jack
- Benjamin Vulliamy
- Nicholas Dall
- Micheal Rooker
- Alfred Stevens
- George Knapton
- Thaomas Gainsborough
- George Romney
- John Hoppner
- Sir Thomas Lawrence
- John Jackson
- Richard Buckner
- Biagio Rebecca
- Angelica Kaufmann
- Thorwaldsen
- Lorenzo Bartolini
- John Gibson
- El Greco, Domenico Thetocopoulos
- Bellini
- Titian
- Alessandro Longhi
- Appollonio di Giovanni
- Annibale Caracci
- Giovanni Battista Cima de Conegliano
- Titian, Tiziano Vecellio
- Giovanni Bellini
- Veronese, Paolo Caliari
- Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti
- Lorenzo Lotto
- Vincenzo Cantena
- Giovann Bazzi, Il Sodoma
- Jusepe de Ribera
- Carlo Carlone
- Gaspare Vanvitelli
- Antonio del Pollaiuolo
- Henry Singleton
- Sir Francis Grant
- George Richmond
- Sir Edward Poynter P R A
- Sir William Llewelyn
- Sir WIlliam Nicholson
- Sir Oswald Birley
- Antonio Zucchi
- Designated Collection
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