In Trust for the Nation   
Paintings from National Trust houses, by Alastair Lang (The National Trust, 1995)


The catalogue for an exhibition of paintings selected from those normally on display at National Trust properties. These are by no means all 19th-century pictures, as the collections inherited with the houses come from many periods (portraits and the fruits of the grand tour are especially popular).
   The descriptive books obtainable at individual properties often contain considerable amount of detail about the paintings on display, and are probably better value unless your interest in art is truly catholic.
      Locate a copy of this book at Alibris

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