Editing Temple Newsam (section)

== Collections ==
[[File:Daybed - microscope image 33.jpg|thumb|High magnification of French knots used to depict sunflower seeds on the upholstery of the daybed in the Temple Newsam Picture Gallery<ref>Hughes, Ruth (2021) ''The Temple Newsam Picture Gallery Suite: under the microscope.'' University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/921</ref>]]
There are substantial holdings of fine and decorative art which are designated by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as being of national significance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arts Council Designated Collections|url=https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/Collections_List_Jan2020_Complete.pdf|access-date=3 October 2020|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225202746/https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/Collections_List_Jan2020_Complete.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Picture Gallery, itself an important example of early English rococo style,<ref name=":24">{{cite web |title=The Temple Newsam Picture Gallery Suite – Leeds Museums & Galleries |url=https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/featured/temple-newsam-picture-gallery/ |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk}}</ref> includes artwork brought back from Europe by Edward 4th Viscount in the first decade of the 18th century,<ref name=":23" /> and ranging from paintings of seascapes, landscapes and battle scenes by [[Antonio Marini]], whose portrait is also on display.<ref name=":23" /> 

The Picture Gallery also houses a fine suite of furniture commissioned from London furniture maker James Pascall.<ref name=":24" /> The suite's floral upholstery was made using techniques including [[petit point]] needlework and French knots to depict sunflower seeds on the daybed.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Temple Newsam Picture Gallery Suite: under the microscope – Leeds Museums & Galleries |url=https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/featured/the-temple-newsam-picture-gallery-suite-under-the-microscope/ |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk |archive-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116225054/https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/featured/the-temple-newsam-picture-gallery-suite-under-the-microscope/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Temple Newsam Picture Gallery Suite was the focus of a project in 2021 using microscopic technology to magnify the needlework up to 1,000 times and reveal detail down to individual threads.<ref name=":24" />

Of most significant historical and cultural interest is the [[Chippendale Society]] collection of Chippendale works that are on permanent loan.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chippendale Society|url=http://thechippendalesociety.co.uk/|access-date=3 October 2020|archive-date=20 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720001149/http://thechippendalesociety.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> In his book "Britain's Best Museums and Galleries", Mark Fisher (a former [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]] minister) gave the museum an excellent review. When interviewed on ''[[Front Row (radio programme)|Front Row]]'', [[BBC Radio 4]], November 2004 Fisher placed Temple Newsam House in the top three non-national museums in the country, along with Birmingham's [[Barber Institute]] and the [[Dulwich Picture Gallery]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.leeds.gov.uk/templenewsam| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20021029091451/http://www.leeds.gov.uk/templenewsam/| archive-date = 29 October 2002| title = LEEDS CITY COUNCIL – Temple Newsam}}</ref>