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The National Gallery, London

The National Gallery, London

Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Westminster

2,396 artworks

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The National Gallery houses the nation’s collection of Western European painting from the 13th to the early 20th centuries. Located in Trafalgar Square in central London, the National Gallery is open to the public 361 days a year, free of charge. The collection represents the greatest Western European painters including Van Eyck, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Turner, Rembrandt, Degas, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, Rubens, Velázquez, Van Dyck, Titian and Bellini. No other collection possesses such consistent quality, nor better tells the story of Western European painting. Almost all of the 2,300 paintings in the National Gallery’s collection are on permanent display. The Gallery started life in 1824 when the British Government purchased 38 pictures belonging to the banker John Julius Angerstein. As there was no suitable space available to display the collection, the pictures were put on display in Angerstein's former home in Pall Mall. It was only in 1838 that the collection moved to its current site in Trafalgar Square.

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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Artworks

  • Portrait of Greta Moll
    Portrait of Greta Moll Henri Matisse (1869–1954)
    The National Gallery, London
  • Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve ('The Ambassadors')
    Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve ('The Ambassadors') Hans Holbein the younger (c.1497–1543)
    The National Gallery, London
  • The Dead Christ
    The Dead Christ Ercole de' Roberti (c.1455–1496)
    The National Gallery, London
  • An Académie
    An Académie French School
    The National Gallery, London
  • An Autumn Landscape with a View of Het Steen in the Early Morning
    An Autumn Landscape with a View of Het Steen in the Early Morning Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
    The National Gallery, London
  • Colonel Tarleton
    Colonel Tarleton Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)
    The National Gallery, London
  • Christ presented to the People (Ecce Homo)
    Christ presented to the People (Ecce Homo) Correggio (c.1489–1534)
    The National Gallery, London
  • 2,389 more

Artists

  • Landscape with the Flight into Egypt
    Pieter Bruegel the elder (c.1525–1569)
  • Saint Michael triumphant over the Devil with the Donor Antonio Juan
    Bartolomé Bermejo (c.1436–1440–c.1498)
  • Cavalry attacked by Infantry
    Jacob Weier (1623–1670)
  • Christ before Pilate
    Master of Cappenberg
  • Aeneas and Anchises Fleeing the Burning of Troy
    François de Nomé (c.1593–after 1644)
  • Lion and Serpent*
    Antoine-Louis Barye (1796–1875)
  • The Lower Falls of the Labrofoss
    Johan Christian Clausen Dahl (1788–1857)
  • Landscape with Pan and Syrinx
    Marten Rijckaert (1587–1631)
  • At the Altar
    Matthijs Maris (1839–1917)
  • Portrait of a Gentleman and His Dog
    Michele Tosini (1503–1577)

Stories

Venues in Westminster

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    BBC England
  • Black Outdoor Art
  • British Council Collection
  • British Dental Association Dental Museum
  • City of Westminster Archives Centre
  • College of Optometrists
  • English Heritage, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House
  • Government Art Collection
  • Hallfield Primary School, Westminster
  • Hunterian Museum