National Gallery

Founded by Parliament in 1824, The National Gallery collects Great Britain’s national collection of Western European paintings from the late 13th to the early 20th century. With more than 2,600 paintings spanning over 700 years of art, the collection ranges from early medieval Europe to the Italian Renaissance and Post-Impressionism. It includes masterpieces by artists such as Artemisia Gentileschi, Leonardo da Vinci, Monet, Rembrandt, Turner, and Van Gogh. The present building, the third site to house the National Gallery, was designed by the Greek Revival architect William Wilkins.