Loans from the collections
The information below gives details about when and where to see specific items that are on loan.
The Devonshire Emerald
The Devonshire Emerald (sometimes called Dom Pedro's emerald) has been on loan since November 2007 to the Natural History Museum in London and is displayed in The Vault gallery.
The Devonshire Parure
On display at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford as part of their exhibition, Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion & Design, 21 September 2023 – 18 February 2024
Image: © Historic Royal Palace / The Devonshire Collections
The 'Queen Zenobia' fancy dress costume by the House of Worth
On display at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford as part of their exhibition, Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion & Design, 21 September 2023 – 18 February 2024
Image: © Historic Royal Palace / The Devonshire Collections
Frans Hals, Portrait of a Man
On loan to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam as part of their Frans Hals exhibition, 16 February – 9 June 2024
Frans Hals, Portrait of a Woman
On loan to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam as part of their Frans Hals exhibition, 16 February – 9 June 2024
Portrait of Charlotte Boyle, Marchioness of Hartington (1731-1754)
On loan to The National Gallery, London as part of their exhibition, Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast, 16 November 2023 – 3 March 2024.
Portrait of Lady Anne Somerset, later Countess of Northampton (1741-1763)
On loan to The National Gallery, London as part of their exhibition, Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast, 16 November 2023 – 3 March 2024.
Portrait of Eva Marie Veigel, Mrs. David Garrick (1724-1822)
On loan to The National Gallery, London as part of their exhibition, Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast, 16 November 2023 – 3 March 2024.
Antonio Canova, A Seated Figure of Madame Mère (Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte)
On loan to The Art Institute of Chicago as part of their exhibition, Canova: Sketching in Clay, 19 November 2023 – 17 March 2024
Portrait of Georgiana as Cynthia from Spenser's 'Faerie Queene' (1781-82)
On loan to Tate Britain as part of their exhibition, Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920, 16 May – 13 October 2024