Sir William Burrell was one of the world's great art collectors. He and his wife Constance, Lady Burrell (1875–1961), created a collection of over 8,000 artworks which they gave to their home city 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.
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
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 reopened on 29 March 2022 following a major refurbishment. It was announced as the winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year in July 2023. It is the only non-national museum to be the outright winner twice.
Burrell Collection
Assyrian Royal Attendant from Nimrud, Mesopotamia (on the right)
Thinker, Auguste Rodin 1880 CE
Head of a royal attendant. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud, Iraq. Reign of Ashurnasirpall II, 883–859 BCE
