Royal Art Supremo

Desmond Shawe-Taylor, director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London since 1996, has been appointed Surveyor of the Queen's pictures. Mr. Shawe-Taylor succeeds Christopher Lloyd, who is retiring in July. When he starts his new job in April, Mr. Shawe-Taylor will have curatorial responsibility for 7,000 oil paintings and 3,000 miniatures on display at the principal royal residences, which are all open to the public.
The new Queen's Galleries at Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Holyrood House in Edinburgh and the Drawings Gallery at Windsor Castle have exhibition programs showing different parts of the collection to the public.
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