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National Gallery refuses to politicise paintings in collection redisplay • May 11, 2025, 4:20 AM ET (The Telegraph)
Three Singapore artists earn posts at major international arts bodies • May 8, 2025, 4:07 PM ET (Straits Times)
King and Queen unveil Coronation portraits at National Gallery • May 6, 2025, 9:55 AM ET (BBC)
National Gallery spends £16m on masterpiece by unknown artist • May 2, 2025, 3:34 AM ET (The Telegraph)

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Date 1824 - present
Related People Charles Locke Eastlake • Philip Hendy • Sir Charles Lock Eastlake

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London: Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery
National Gallery, London
Vincent van Gogh: A Wheatfield, with Cypresses
Trafalgar Square, London, with the National Gallery in the background. The gallery was moved to its present location at the northern end of the square in 1838.
Jan van Eyck: Portrait of a Man (Self-Portrait?)
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