An expert guide to the highlights and unexpected treasures of British collections. If you find yourself in Hull, Cork or Dundee, what paintings should you go and look at? Many masterpieces are waiting for you around the British Isles, sometimes neglected, in our galleries and museums. Here, the distinguished broadcaster and critic Christopher Lloyd identifies over 265 masterpieces in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, from the National Gallery to The Burrell Collection in Glasgow.

Some are acknowledged greats, others are surprising and quirky: all are richly rewarding. All the paintings are the personal selection of Lloyd who has come across and enjoyed or admired them in public collections during the course of his career. His purpose throughout is to encourage others to visit the same places and experience the same pleasures.

For tourists, this book offers a treasure trail; for the art lover, a knowledgeable companion; for all, an expert guide to the highlights of British collections.

本书是关于英国收藏品的亮点和意外之宝的专家指南。如果你发现自己身处赫尔、科克或邓迪，你应该去看哪些画？许多杰作在不列颠群岛各地等待着你，有时在画廊和博物馆遗忘的角落里。在这里，杰出的广播员和评论家克里斯托弗·劳埃德（Christopher Lloyd）从国家美术馆到格拉斯哥的布瑞尔收藏，发现了英格兰、苏格兰、爱尔兰和威尔士的265幅杰作。

本书展示了公认的伟大作品，还有令人惊讶和古怪的作品。所有这些作品都有丰富的价值，都是劳埃德的个人选择，在他的职业生涯中，他在公共收藏中遇到并享受欣赏这些画作。他的目的是鼓励其他人访问同样的地方，体验同样的乐趣。

对于游客来说，这本书提供了一条寻宝之路；对于艺术爱好者来说，这是一个知识渊博的伙伴；对于所有人来说，这是一本发现英国收藏品亮点的专家指南。