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A half-length photographic portrait in a gilded frame of a Black man in his 80s. The sitter, Arthur France, is shown seated on a gilded chair. He wears a lilac jacket with gold embroidery and a purple pill-box-style hat.

Portrait of Arthur France MBE

  • British Portraiture
Arthur France MBE is a senior community leader in Leeds and founder of the Leeds West Indian Carnival, the oldest authentic…
A full length oil painting of a white woman in her early 20s. The sitter, Lady Harrington, stands before a wooded grove and a bright blue sky. She wears a flowing white gown and beehive-style hair. She holds a wreath of flowers.

Portrait of Lady Harrington

  • British Portraiture
Lady Harrington (or Jane Fleming as she was known when this portrait was painted) is depicted by Reynolds as a…
An oil painting showing a rocky cliff behind a large lake. A small fishing boat can be seen in the middle distance. The sky is bright blue but with gathering clouds to the left.

Plompton Rocks

  • British Landscape
The two large paintings on the far side of each fireplace in the Main Library depict the local beauty spot…
A model of a Buddist stupa with a square base and tiered steps leading towards a conical top. It is painted a dark brown with gilded patterns.

Stupa model

A model for a stupa built at Harewood between 2004-2005 in the Himalayan Garden.
A full-length bronze sculpture of the Hindu goddess Parvati. She wears a conical head-dress and jewellery. One knee and arm is bent.

Parvati

This bronze sculpture depicts the Hindu goddess, Parvati, goddess of fertility, love, beauty, harmony, marriage, children and devotion.
A contemporary glass sculpture in the shape of a large bottle. The glass is a brown syrupy colour with blue streaks swirling around. The bottle is bound by a copper coil that runs around the body, and a coil of rope representing the stopper.

Under the Influence

  • Black History
This glass sculpture was inspired by 200 year-old bottles of rum found in Harewood’s cellars.