Lines of Beauty: Master Drawings from Chatsworth

The collection of Old Master drawings at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire is among the finest in the country, boasting some 1,800 works by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Rubens and many more. Owing to their fragility, only a fraction of the collection is shown at Chatsworth at any one time – meaning that this display of 64 drawings at the Lightbox in Woking (until 5 December), including works by Rembrandt, Poussin and Van Dyck, is the largest in more than 20 years. Find out more from the Lightbox’s website.

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A woman’s head with braided hair (16th century), Alessandro Bonvicino, called Moretto da Brescia. Chatsworth House, Devonshire

A reclining apostle (c. 1656), Sebastiano del Piombo.

A reclining apostle (c. 1516), Sebastiano del Piombo. Chatsworth House, Devonshire

Wooded landscape with Diana and Callisto (c. 1665), Claude Lorrain. Chatsworth House, Devonshire

Portrait of a youth (16th century), Annibale Carracci. Chatsworth House, Devonshire

Venus scolding Cupid, while an older cupid binds him to a tree (detail; 17th century), Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called il Guercino.

Venus scolding Cupid, while an older cupid binds him to a tree (17th century), Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called il Guercino. Chatsworth House, Devonshire