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Catalogue description National Gallery: Images
This record is held by National Gallery Research Centre
| Reference: | NG 30 |
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| 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. For additional information, see the National Gallery's catalogue (reference NG30). Search the National Gallery's catalogue for descriptions of individual records within this series. |
| 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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