William Burrell
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Sir William Burrell was one of the world's great art collectors. He and his wife Constance, Lady Burrell, created a collection of over 8,000 artworks which they gave to their home city of Glasgow, Sco
Ship built in 1910 as SS Strathardle owned Burrell & Son.
His sister, Mary
Degas, The Rehearsal. Burrell owned the largest number of Degas works of any collector in Britain.
The Burrell Collection, Glasgow
Burrell Collection
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The Burrell Collection is a museum in Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. It houses the art collection of Sir William Burrell and Constance, Lady Burrell. The museum opened in 1983 and reop
William Burrell
…of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1944, in what has been described as 'one of the greatest gifts ever made to any city in the world'. It is displayed at the Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow. Born on 9 July 1861 in Glasgow, Burrell was the third of nine children to ship owner William Burrell (1832–1885) and Isabella Duncan…
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Assyrian Royal Attendant from Nimrud, Mesopotamia
Thinker, Auguste Rodin, 1880 CE
Head of a royal attendant. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud, Iraq. Reign of Ashurnasirpal II, 883–859 BCE