Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art

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The office of Surveyor of the King's/Queen's Works of Art in the Royal Collection Department of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom is responsible for the care and maintenance of the royal collection of works of art owned by the Sovereign in an official capacity — as distinct from those owned privately and displayed at Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle and elsewhere.

The office dates from 1928, and has only been full-time since 1972. Sir Lionel Cust, Surveyor of the King's Pictures, had been responsible for works of art from 1901 to 1927. The current Surveyor, Sir Hugh Roberts, KCVO FSA, was appointed in 1996. He is also concurrently Director of the Royal Collection.

There is a professional curatorial staff of over a dozen individuals, including Jonathan Marsden, LVO, Deputy Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art since 1996.

[edit] List of Surveyors of the King's /Queen'sWorks of Art

• Sir Hugh Roberts, KCVO MA FSA 1996-
• Sir Geoffrey de Bellaigue, GCVO MA FBA FSA 1972-1996
• Francis Watson, CVO MA FSA FBA 1963-1972

• Sir James Mann, KCVO MA BLitt FSA FBA 1946-1962
• Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Gerald Wellesley, 1936-1943
• Sir Cecil Harcourt-Smith, KCVO 1928-1936
• Sir Lionel Cust 1901-1927 (also Pictures)