Catalogue description National Gallery: Images

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Details of NG 30
Reference: NG 30
Title: National Gallery: Images
Description:

This series contains images of Charing Cross prior to the founding of the National Gallery; Pall Mall; Trafalgar Square; the wartime evacuation of pictures; wartime concerts, canteens and exhibitions; building work; exhibitions; cleaning and conservation; the Scientific Department; education events; views of various rooms; members of Gallery staff; archaeological excavations; and visits and openings by VIPs. The images are mostly original or copy black-and-white photographs although there are some colour photographs and original prints of etchings.

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Note: Catalogue entries below series level were removed from Discovery, The National Archives' online catalogue, in February 2021 because more up-to-date information was available in the National Gallery's catalogue.
Date: 1700-2012
Held by: National Gallery Research Centre, not available at The National Archives
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 2500 images
Physical condition: Some colour prints have faded
Restrictions on use: Many images are in third-party copyright.
Access conditions: Open
Custodial history: This is an artificial series created to provide a visual history of the National Gallery. Most of the images were collected by Archive staff in the early 1990s. They are mostly copies from originals held elsewhere.

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