Around 20 years before his death, Turner drew up his first will. In it, he requested that two of his paintings go to the ...

Gallery documentation records that the Wornum family occupied 'ten rooms - six on the ground floor, and four on the basement ...

Image: Detail from Vincent Van Gogh, 'Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear', 1889 London, Courtauld Institute Gallery © Photo: Bridgeman Art Library, London Van Gogh is ...

In the studio, the chosen artist would often make studies of works from the collection. The very first Artist-in-Residence, ...

In 2007, many theatregoers, diners and shoppers experienced this during the National Gallery’s ‘Grand Tour’. Over 12 weeks, ...

Holbein was one of the most accomplished portraitists of the 16th century. He spent two periods of his life in England (1526-8 and 1532-43), portraying the nobility of the Tudor court. Holbein's ...

Over the years, the National Gallery's collection of Constable paintings has grown. It now includes his famous painting ‘ The ...

William Wilkins was an architect and archaeologist. His portfolio included some of London's well-known buildings, such as St ...

Holmes was the driving force behind this mission, but he had many helpers along the way. When the Director arrived back in ...

Otto Mündler wasn’t just the National Gallery’s first Travelling Agent. He was also the only person to be employed by the ...

The National Gallery houses one of the finest collections of paintings in the world, and contains works by artists as diverse as Leonardo da Vinci and Vincent van Gogh to Rembrandt and Botticelli.

Artemisia Gentileschi, the most celebrated female artist of the seventeenth century, appears in the guise of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a Christian saint martyred in the early fourth century. She ...