Angerstein Collection
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The Angerstein Collection comprises 38 paintings that were bought by the British government from the collection of John Julius Angerstein after his death in 1823. They became the first works held by the National Gallery, London, on its foundation in 1824, including the works now catalogued in its collection as NG1, NG2 and NG3, and others up to NG122. They were initially displayed at Angerstein's townhouse at 100 Pall Mall. Other early works acquired by the National Gallery include 16 paintings donated by Sir George Beaumont in 1826, and a bequest of 35 paintings by the Reverend William Holwell Carr by 1831.
The collection includes many Old Masters, including five by Claude Lorrain, four attributed to Annibale Carracci or his cousin Ludovico Carracci or their circle, three by Anthony van Dyck, three after Correggio, two by Titian or his workshop, two by Rembrandt or his workshop, two by Gaspard Dughet, and two by Peter Paul Rubens, as well as single paintings by Aelbert Cuyp, Damiano Mazza, Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo, and Justus Sustermans, and one after Nicolas Poussin. It also included several more modern paintings: seven works by William Hogarth, including the complete series of six paintings of Marriage A-la-Mode, and one painting each by Joshua Reynolds and David Wilkie.
List of works
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! Artist ! Title ! Date ! Current collection ! {{abbr|Acc. no.|Accession number in the holding institution}} |
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| File:Sebastiano del Piombo, The Raising of Lazarus.jpg
| {{sort|Raising of Lazarus|The Raising of Lazarus}} | 1517–1519 | National Gallery | NG1 |
| File:Landscape with Cephalus and Procris reunited by Diana.jpg
| {{sortname|Claude|Lorrain}} | Landscape with Cephalus and Procris reunited by Diana | 1645 | National Gallery | NG2 |
| File:The Music Lesson (possibly by Titian) - circa 1535.jpg
| {{sort|Titian, possibly|Possibly by Titian}} | {{sort|Music Lesson|The Music Lesson}} | {{circa|1535|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG3 |
| File:A Seaport by Claude.jpg
| {{sortname|Claude|Lorrain}} | {{sort|Seaport|A Seaport}} | 1644 | National Gallery | NG5 |
| File:After Correggio, Group of Heads (NG7).jpg
| {{sort|Correggio, after|After Correggio}} | Group of Heads | {{sort|1587>|before 1587}} | National Gallery | NG7 |
| File:Claude Lorrain, The Mill.jpg
| {{sortname|Claude|Lorrain}} | The Mill (or {{ill|Landscape with the Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca|lt=Landscape with the Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca|es| Paisaje con la boda de Isaac y Rebeca}}) | 1648 | National Gallery | NG12 |
| File:Claude Lorrain 008.jpg
| {{sortname|Claude|Lorrain}} | Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba | 1648 | National Gallery | NG14 |
| File:Circle of Annibale Carracci, Saint John the Baptist seated in the Wilderness.jpg
| {{sort|Carracci, Annibale, circle of|Circle of Annibale Carracci}} | Saint John the Baptist seated in the Wilderness | {{sort|1600≤|early 17th century}} | National Gallery | NG25 |
| File:Pope Julius II.jpg
| Raphael | 1511 | National Gallery | NG27 |
| File:Ludovico Carracci - Susanna e i vecchioni.jpg
| {{sortname|Ludovico|Carracci}} | 1616 | National Gallery | NG28 |
| File:Claude Lorrain - Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula.jpg
| {{sortname|Claude|Lorrain}} | Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula | 1641 | National Gallery | NG30 |
| File:Gaspard Dughet, Landscape with Abraham and Isaac.jpg
| {{sortname|Gaspard|Dughet}} | Landscape with Abraham and Isaac | {{circa|1665|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG31 |
| File:Damiano Mazza - The Rape of Ganymede (1575).jpg
| {{sortname|Damiano|Mazza|dab=artist}} | {{sort|Rape of Ganymede|The Rape of Ganymede}} | {{circa|1575|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG32 |
| File:TizianoVenereAdoneLondra.jpg
| {{sort|Titian, workshop of|Workshop of Titian}} | {{circa|1554|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG34 |
| File:Gaspard Dughet (1615-1675) - Landscape with a Storm - NG36 - National Gallery.jpg
| {{sortname|Gaspard|Dughet}} | Landscape with a Storm | {{circa|1660|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG36 |
| File:After Correggio, Group of Heads (NG37).jpg
| {{sort|Correggio, after|After Correggio}} | Group of Heads | {{sort|1587>|before 1587}} | National Gallery | NG37 |
| File:Peter Paul Rubens - The Rape of the Sabine Women.jpg
| {{sortname|Peter Paul|Rubens}} | {{sort|Rape of the Sabine Women|The Rape of the Sabine Women}} | {{sort|1635–1640|probably 1635–1640}} | National Gallery | NG38 |
| File:Le Triomphe de Silène - Nicolas Poussin - National Gallery London.jpg
| {{sort|Poussin, Nicolas|Nicolas Poussin}} | {{sort|Triumph of Silenus|The Triumph of Silenus}} | {{circa|1636|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG42 |
| File:Rembrandt Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery.jpg
| {{sort|Woman Taken in Adultery|The Woman Taken in Adultery}} | 1644 | National Gallery | NG45 |
| File:Workshop of Rembrandt 001.jpg
| Pupil of Rembrandt | {{sort|Adoration of the Shepherds|The Adoration of the Shepherds}} | 1646 | National Gallery | NG47 |
| File:George Gage with two men, by Anthony van Dyck.jpg
| {{sortname|Anthony van|Dyck}} | Portrait of George Gage with Two Attendants | {{sort|1622–1623|probably 1622–1623}} | National Gallery | NG49 |
| File:Anthonis van Dyck 005.jpg
| {{sortname|Anthony van|Dyck}} | Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral | {{circa|1619–1620|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG50 |
| File:Anthonis van Dyck 025.jpg
| {{sortname|Anthony van|Dyck}} | Portrait of Cornelis van der Geest | {{circa|1620|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG52 |
| File:Aelbert Cuyp - A Hilly River Landscape with a Horseman talking to a Shepherdess NG NG NG53.jpg
| {{sortname|Aelbert|Cuyp}} | {{sort|Hilly Landscape with Figures|A Hilly Landscape with Figures}} | {{circa|1655–1660|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG53 |
| File:Anoniem Zuidelijke Nederlanden (historische regio) na 1635 naar Peter Paul Rubens - Landschap met de rust tijdens de vlucht naar Egypte en enkele heiligen - NG67 - National Gallery.jpg
| {{sort|Rubens, Peter Paul, workshop of|Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens}} | {{sort|Holy Family with Saints in a Landscape|The Holy Family with Saints in a Landscape}} | {{sort|1635<|after 1635}} | National Gallery | NG67 |
| File:Correggio (c.1489-1534) (after) - The Agony in the Garden - NG76 - National Gallery.jpg
| {{sort|Correggio, after|After Correggio}} | {{sort|Agony in the Garden|The Agony in the Garden}} | {{sort|1640–1750~|probably {{circa|1640–1750}}}} | National Gallery | NG76 |
| File:Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) (circle of) - Erminia takes Refuge with the Shepherds - NG88 - National Gallery.jpg
| {{sort|Carracci, Annibale, circle of|Circle of Annibale Carracci}} | Erminia takes Refuge with the Shepherds | {{sort|1600≤|early 17th century}} | National Gallery | NG88 |
| File:The Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany and his Wife.jpg
| {{sortname|Justus|Sustermans}} | Double Portrait of the Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany and his Wife Vittoria della Rovere | {{sort|1660s~|probably 1660s}} | National Gallery | NG89 |
| File:Annibale Carracci Marsyas and Olympus National Gallery.jpeg
| {{sortname|Annibale|Carracci}} | 1597–1600 | National Gallery | NG94 |
| File:George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield - by Joshua Reynolds - Project Gutenberg eText 19009.jpg
| {{sortname|Joshua|Reynolds}} | Portrait of Lord Heathfield with the keys of Gibraltar | 1787 | National Gallery | NG111 |
| File:The Painter and His Pug by William Hogarth.jpg
| {{sortname|William|Hogarth}} | {{sort|Painter and his Pug|The Painter and his Pug}} | 1745 | Tate | {{sort|NG112|N00112}} |
| File:Marriage A-la-Mode 1, The Marriage Settlement - William Hogarth.jpg
| {{sortname|William|Hogarth}} | Marriage A-la-Mode: 1. The Marriage Settlement | {{circa|1743|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG113 |
| File:Marriage A-la-Mode 2, The Tête à Tête - William Hogarth.jpg
| {{sortname|William|Hogarth}} | Marriage A-la-Mode: 2. The Tête à Tête | {{circa|1743|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG114 |
| File:Marriage A-la-Mode 3, The Inspection - William Hogarth.jpg
| {{sortname|William|Hogarth}} | Marriage A-la-Mode: 3. The Inspection | {{circa|1743|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG115 |
| File:Marriage A-la-Mode 4, The Toilette - William Hogarth.jpg
| {{sortname|William|Hogarth}} | Marriage A-la-Mode: 4. The Toilette | {{circa|1743|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG116 |
| File:Marriage A-la-Mode 5, The Bagnio - William Hogarth.jpg
| {{sortname|William|Hogarth}} | Marriage A-la-Mode: 5. The Bagnio | {{circa|1743|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG117 |
| File:Marriage A-la-Mode 6, The Lady's Death - William Hogarth.jpg
| {{sortname|William|Hogarth}} | Marriage A-la-Mode: 6. The Lady's Death | {{circa|1743|sortable=yes}} | National Gallery | NG118 |
| File:David Wilkie (1785-1841) - The Village Holiday - N00122 - National Gallery.jpg
| {{sortname|David|Wilkie|dab=artist}} | 1809–1811 | Tate | {{sort|NG122|N00122}} |
References
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=kZdkAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA11 The National Gallery; its pictures and their painters. With critical remarks], George Foggo, 1851, pp. 11–26
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=RCpkAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP16 The National Gallery: its pictures and their painters. A hand-book for visiters. A catalogue.], Henry G. Clarke, 1843, pp. 16–21
- [https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/about-us/history/collectors-and-benefactors/john-julius-angerstein John Julius Angerstein], National Gallery, London
- [https://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/tate-papers/24/william-hazlitts-account-of-mr-angersteins-collection-of-pictures William Hazlitt's Account of ‘Mr Angerstein's Collection of Pictures’], Tate
- [https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1824/apr/02/angerstein-collection-of-pictures Angerstein collection of pictures], Hansard, House of Commons debates, 2 April 1824, vol. 11 cc. 101–3
- [https://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/LMA_OPAC/web_detail/REFD+F~2FANG?SESSIONSEARCH Angerstein family], London Metropolitan Archives
- [https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1108370/the-national-gallery-when-at-watercolour-mackenzie-frederick/ Watercolour of The National Gallery when at Mr J. J. Angerstein's House, Pall Mall], Victoria and Albert Museum