Auckland Castle
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Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, is a former bishop's palace located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. The castle was a residence of the bishops of Durham from a
Auckland Castle on the left, Chapel of St Peter in the centre
The Throne Room
The dining room with the paintings of Jacob and his Twelve Sons by Francisco de Zurbarán
The clock tower
Jonathan Ruffer
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Jonathan Ruffer DL is a British City investor, art collector and philanthropist.
Auckland Castle
…Commissioners voted to sell the paintings, a decision that was revoked in 2011 following a donation of £15 million by investment manager and philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer; new arrangements placed the paintings, along with the castle, under the Auckland Castle Trust, making them available to the public after centuries…
Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
Isaac Henrique Sequeira, by Thomas Gainsborough. Museo del Prado, Madrid.