The National Gallery in London is one of the most visited art museums in the world. It contains over 2,000 paintings spanning from the 13th to early 20th centuries of Western European art. The gallery first opened in 1824 when it was purchased a collection of 38 paintings to serve as the nucleus of the future gallery. It has grown significantly since then through additional purchases and donations, becoming one of the largest collections of European paintings in the world.

2. London's National Gallery - Museum in London, with more than 2000 samples
of Western European painting XIII - beginning of XX century. The fifth most
visited museum in the world. Is the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square. Pictures
in the gallery are exhibited in chronological order.

3. The gallery is open 9 April 1839. Sometimes considered the founding date of
May 1824, when it was purchased by a collection of 38 paintings Angershteyna,
which served as the nucleus of future galleries. In 1824 the government decided
to buy a collection of banker Angershteyna five landscapes by Claude Lorrain,
Sebastiano del Piombo painting "The Raising of Lazarus," painting "Venus and
Adonis" Titian, "The Rape of the Sabine Women" by Rubens, Hogarth's series
"Fashion Marriage," a portrait of Admiral Heathfield brush Reynolds "Village
Festival" Wilkie.
HISTORY GALLERIES

4. Paintings were exhibited at the Pall Mall Street at number 100. April 2, 1824 the
Parliament decided to allocate for this purpose 57 thousand pounds with three
thousand pounds for the first picture needs. Then George Beaumont joins new
collection of paintings: landscapes Canaletto "House stonemason" composition
West "Orestes and Pylades," Wilkie "blind fiddler," Rubens' Landscape with
Castle Walls. "The number of pictures to 54.

5. In 1831 a large number of enlarged gallery of
paintings bequeathed collector Holwell-Carr("St.
George" Tintoretto, "Holy Family" by Titian, "Holy Family" by Andrea
del Sarto,"Bathing in the creek woman" Rembrandt). In 1831 there
were 105 in the gallery of pictures.

6. Height Galleries caused a need for a specific room . In 1831 began the
construction of the building by architect Wilkins on the north side of Trafalgar
Square . In 1838 the gallery was opened to the public.
In 1836 was published the first catalog of all the congregation in two volumes,
which were given engraved playing all 114 pictures with a detailed description of
each of them .
In 1838 under the will of Lord Farnbru gallery replenished paintings such as "
Evening " by Rubens , " Landscape with the sun ," " Landscape with a Castle
Wall ", " Watering ", " The cart , riding on the market " Gainsborough, "Grain
Field" Constable.

7. In 1847 Robert Veron presented Gallery 156 paintings by English artists . In
1851 after the death of artist Joseph William Turner Mallorda his legacy passed
300 of his paintings and 19,000 drawings and watercolors . In 1857, acquired a
collection of Lombardi - Baldi (paintings by Duccio , Margarito of Arezzo, Paolo
Uccello ) .
In 1869 the gallery has received five new halls .
In 1875 the gallery to complete your collection of 94 paintings by Wynn Ellis,
which he bequeathed to the National Gallery . Thus number of paintings in the
gallery has reached thousands .
In 1876 was built the east wing of the gallery.
In 1884, were bought by " Ansidei Madonna " by Raphael and " Equestrian
Portrait of Charles I» Van Dyck

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