Hamilton Palace

This lavishly illustrated book examines the enormous palace of the premier peers of Scotland, and thehundredsof outstanding works of art acquired by twelveDukesover300years. In 1882, Hamilton Palace stood grandly to thesouthof Glasgow. Home to the Dukes of Hamiltonsince the sixteenth century, its magnificent wallscontainedtreasures to rival theBritishRoyal Collection. Yet by1920, tens of thousands of items had been auctioned off, and the awe-inspiring building was about to be demolished. Today, many of thegreatesttreasures of Hamilton Palace are on display in museums and collections all over the world, includingthe National Gallery in London,the Metropolitan Museum of Art,New York,and the National Museum of Scotlandin Edinburgh. This is the story of Scotland's lost treasurehouse- the definitive book on the subject.