Johannes Vermeer (1632-75) - Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman (detail), early 1660s. The Royal Collection, London - photo Hans Ollermann.
For many years now my photostream offers you an impression of art collections that I like very much. I have received numerous kind and inspiring comments of Flickr members for my sharing of photo's, made during visits to American, European and Near Eastern Art Museums and Galleries.
However, the most illustrious collection of paintings that I know was still missing in my photostream.
This is going to change. Next month I hope to be able to give you a glimpse into unparalleled Royal Collection of paintings of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
During my upcoming visits to Queen's Gallery (Buckingham Palace) and Hampton Court Palace photography for non-commercial use (without use of flash of course) is allowed. This was seperately confirmed to me in two kind e-mails that I received from the Royal Collection Trust.
I hope you will enjoy my upcoming impressions of my visits to the Royal Collection.
September 10, 2013.
Since then it was quite obvious that people all over the world were interested in the Royal Collection, as so many photo’s and comments on the Flickr site showed. For this reason I created some time ago an exclusive Flick Group, dedicated to the Royal Collection only, called:
ROYAL HERITAGE- PAINTINGS IN THE ROYAL COLLECTION.
Here you find a link to this Group:
www.flickr.com/groups/2526818@N23
You are kindly invited to become a member of this Group.
For educational use, let's bring together pictures, that we made without flash, of paintings and other art treasures during a visit to the Royal Collection in Queen's Gallery, London and other palaces of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Photo's of the royal palaces and gardens are welcome too.
When you have no pictures suitable for this group, but are interested in the Royal Collection, you are most welcome to become a member as well.
The Royal Collection is the art collection of the British Royal Family and one of the largest and most important art collections in the world, spread among some thirteen Royal residences and former residences across the UK. It is the property of the monarch as sovereign, but held in trust for her successors and the nation.
It contains over 7,000 paintings, 40,000 watercolours and drawings, and about 150,000 old master prints, as well as historical photographs, tapestries, furniture, ceramics, books, and other works of art. It is physically dispersed between a number of locations; some, like Hampton Court Palace, are open to the public and not lived in by the Royal Family, whilst others, like Windsor Castle, are both residences and open to the public. Some are in residences, like Sandringham which are not open to the public. The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace in London exists to show displays and exhibitions from the collection for several months at a time. There is also a Queen's Gallery next to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
(Wikipedia Encyclopedia).
Johannes Vermeer (1632-75) - Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman (detail), early 1660s. The Royal Collection, London - photo Hans Ollermann.
For many years now my photostream offers you an impression of art collections that I like very much. I have received numerous kind and inspiring comments of Flickr members for my sharing of photo's, made during visits to American, European and Near Eastern Art Museums and Galleries.
However, the most illustrious collection of paintings that I know was still missing in my photostream.
This is going to change. Next month I hope to be able to give you a glimpse into unparalleled Royal Collection of paintings of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
During my upcoming visits to Queen's Gallery (Buckingham Palace) and Hampton Court Palace photography for non-commercial use (without use of flash of course) is allowed. This was seperately confirmed to me in two kind e-mails that I received from the Royal Collection Trust.
I hope you will enjoy my upcoming impressions of my visits to the Royal Collection.
September 10, 2013.
Since then it was quite obvious that people all over the world were interested in the Royal Collection, as so many photo’s and comments on the Flickr site showed. For this reason I created some time ago an exclusive Flick Group, dedicated to the Royal Collection only, called:
ROYAL HERITAGE- PAINTINGS IN THE ROYAL COLLECTION.
Here you find a link to this Group:
www.flickr.com/groups/2526818@N23
You are kindly invited to become a member of this Group.
For educational use, let's bring together pictures, that we made without flash, of paintings and other art treasures during a visit to the Royal Collection in Queen's Gallery, London and other palaces of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Photo's of the royal palaces and gardens are welcome too.
When you have no pictures suitable for this group, but are interested in the Royal Collection, you are most welcome to become a member as well.
The Royal Collection is the art collection of the British Royal Family and one of the largest and most important art collections in the world, spread among some thirteen Royal residences and former residences across the UK. It is the property of the monarch as sovereign, but held in trust for her successors and the nation.
It contains over 7,000 paintings, 40,000 watercolours and drawings, and about 150,000 old master prints, as well as historical photographs, tapestries, furniture, ceramics, books, and other works of art. It is physically dispersed between a number of locations; some, like Hampton Court Palace, are open to the public and not lived in by the Royal Family, whilst others, like Windsor Castle, are both residences and open to the public. Some are in residences, like Sandringham which are not open to the public. The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace in London exists to show displays and exhibitions from the collection for several months at a time. There is also a Queen's Gallery next to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
(Wikipedia Encyclopedia).