Best of British
To complement its new and recently published Catalogue of British Pictures, Dulwich Picture Gallery will be exhibiting the best of its British paintings this summer in a captivating exhibition telling the unique story of its British Collection. Masterpieces from the original bequests will be displayed alongside lesser-known paintings bequeathed by collectors other than the Gallery's founders, including a significant group of actors' portraits from the time of Shakespeare. This is the first time that many of these pictures have been shown together in the same room and will include several usually hidden from public eyes. Following a chronological sequence the exhibition will chart the bequests by important collectors from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, offering fascinating insights into British notions of taste and the fashion to collect.
8th July - 27th September 2009

		Nathan Field The identity of this painting is not completely certain, but thought to be Nathan Field, although some see similarity between this painting and shakespear.
		Prince Henry Henry Frederick Prince of Wales (1594-1612). This composition derives from the whole length engravings of 1612 W.Hole and S.Van de Passe showing the prints as a man of war skilled in arms.
		The Judde Memorial A gruesome look into the lives of John Judde and his wife Margaret that looks more at death than life.
		Linley Sisters Elizabeth Anne a true beauty and talented singer, her sister Mary Linley made her debut as an actress at the theatre royal before joining her sister as a singer.
		Shepherd Boy By Sir Peter Lely a true arcadian portrait of a young shepherd boy.
		Girl with a Baby This painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds is of a girl holding a baby, she looks just a girl but many experts think it is the young Lady Hamilton
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