 Charles Burton Barber was commissioned by Queen Victoria |
An art collection, regarded as among the finest in Lancashire, is to go on display to the public. The Fylde Collection's 34 works usually hang on the walls of the town hall at St Annes.
The highlight of the collection is Charles Burton Barber's 1886 work In Disgrace, which depicts a scolded child with a dog at her feet.
Barber was considered one of England's finest animal painters and was commissioned by Queen Victoria.
Many of his portraits are in the Royal Collection.
'Exquisite works'
The Fylde collection, which was started in 1925, includes oils on canvas, watercolour paintings, pastel drawings and engravings.
Works by artist Richard Ansdell, who specialised in sporting and animal subjects, are also on show.
He lived for a time on the Fylde coast and the area of Ansdell is named after him.
Councillor Simon Renwick, cabinet member for culture and leisure at Fylde Borough Council, said "I am delighted that we have been able to join forces with our neighbours in Blackpool to give the public a chance to see these exquisite works."
The exhibition runs at the Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, from 20 January to 3 March.
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