Shugborough, Staffordshire
This collection has 6,091 items online
A collection of 17th - 20th century landscapes and family portraits, including works by Reynolds and Landseer; 18th century views of the house and the estate; 18th - 19th century English and French furniture; sculpture and rare porcelain, some brought from China by Admiral Lord Anson 'Father of the British Navy'. A large part of the library of the Anson family, Earls of Lichfield, was sold at auction in 1842. The substantial remnant which remains in the house includes books from the Renaissance onward, both British and Continental, as well as a larger collection of mostly early 19th century books.
