A REPLICA of the Angel of the North sculpture that overlooks the A1 near Gateshead is to form the centrepiece of an exhibition at Chatsworth House.

The one-tenth copy of arguably the most widely recognised public sculpture in the UK is just one of a number of pieces that will be on display at the Derbyshire stately home.

Artists from 14 countries will be represented at the Beyond Limits exhibition, which returns to Chatsworth for the fourth year.

The home-grown UK talents of Henry Moore, Antony Gormley, creator of the Angel of the North, Marc Quinn and Richard Hudson will be exhibited alongside examples by artists from France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, China, India, Japan, Taiwan, the US, Canada, Columbia and Israel.

The Duke of Devonshire said: "We are so pleased to be staging another Beyond Limits exhibition in the garden at Chatsworth this autumn.

"The Duchess and I are thrilled to have – in particular – such an excellent view of Henry Moore's three-piece reclining figure draped from our drawing room.

"It is one of the standout pieces of all the Beyond Limits shows.

"There are, as always, a great variety of fascinating and spectacular works throughout the garden."

Asia is represented by China's Zhan Wang, India's Subodh Gupta, Japan's Yayoi Kusama and Taiwan's Ju Ming, while Igor Mitoraj, an internationally renowned Polish sculptor, becomes the exhibition's first Eastern European artist.

Pieces for the Beyond Limits are in the process of being installed, with new works arriving and being placed in position each week.

It will open to the public on September 14 and will run until Sunday, November 1.

Alexander Platon, a director at London auctioneers Sotheby's impressionist and modern art department, who has curated the exhibition, said: "Beyond Limits continues to be fantastically well received and we are delighted to be staging our fourth exhibition at Chatsworth, particularly at a time when discussion and debate around large-scale public sculpture is more topical than ever before.

"This year's exhibition is our largest and most diverse yet and we are thrilled with its sheer range, beauty, colour and international make-up.

"We are bringing an inspiring mix of classical and iconic works of art as well as cutting-edge names from countries as far afield as India, China, Taiwan and Poland to the spectacular backdrop of Chatsworth."

During the exhibition visitors will be able to buy the pieces on display.

Since it was first brought to Derbyshire, the exhibition has seen pieces such as a 14m sculpture by the controversial artist Damien Hirst displayed depicting the Virgin Mary naked and pregnant.