Exhibitions this week
We pick the best of all the exhibitions on around the country this week

Love at the National Gallery, London 24 Jul-5 Oct (see review in Country Life July 23rd)
Hadrian: Empire and Conflict at the British Museum 24 Jul-26 Oct. 020 7323 8181. (see review in Country Life 13 Aug 2008)
Samuel Palmer: His Friends and His Influence – a selling exhibition of pastoral prints at Larkhall Fine Art, 10 Margaret’s Guildings, Bath 26 Jul-27 Sep. 01225 329090. www.larkhall.com
Anne Redpath – 50 works for sale at Portland Gallery, 8 Bennet Street, London SW1, 22Jul-15 Aug. 020 7493 1888
Cecil Collins 1908-1989; a centenary (selling) exhibition at Monnow Valley Arts Centre, Middle Hunt House, Walterstone, nr Abergavenny until 14 Sep. 01873 860529
Coastal Elements – new paintings by Vanessa Gardiner; and furniture by Petter Southall at Sladers Yard, West Bay, Bridport, Dorset until 14 Sep. 01308 459511
The Magic of a Line – drawings by Dame Laura Knight RA at the Royal Academy of Arts Library Print Room until 31 Oct. 020 7300 8000
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CLOSING SOON: The Drawn Blank Series; works by Bob Dylan at Halcyon Gallery, 24 Bruton Street, London until 31 July. 020 7659 7640
Chasing Sublime Light – paintings by David Tress is at Petworth House, West Sussex until 29 Jul. 01798 342207
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