It came into being when the British government purchased 38 paintings from the heirs of John Julius Angerstein in 1824. After that initial purchase, the gallery was formed mainly by its early administrators, especially Charles Lock Eastlake, and by private …
It came into being when the British government purchased 38 paintings from the heirs of John Julius Angerstein in 1824. After that initial purchase, the gallery was formed mainly by its early administrators, especially Charles Lock Eastlake, and by private …
