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Gallery
Tara Babić, 2.G
Introduction
Lady standing at a
Virginal
Johannes Vermeer, 1671
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Notable events
1824 1831 20th-21st c.
Formation of the National Location moves to Modernisation and
Gallery trustees Trafalgar Square reconstruction
1825 1838
The purchase of Angerstein’s The National Gallery’s
collection official opening
History
The National Gallery was officially opened on May
10th, 1824 and was situated at Pall Mall 100, the home
of John Julius Angerstein, a banker and major
contributor to the first collections.