Database: National Gallery - Revision history

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	By the end of the eighteenth century, many [[Europe]]an governments were acquiring treasured art collections and putting them on display in grand museums. The ~~{{Wiki~~\|Uffizi}} in [[Florence]], the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]], and the {{Wiki\|Vatican Museums}} in [[Rome]] all popped up at roughly the same time and captured the imaginations of the continent.		By the end of the eighteenth century, many [[Europe]]an governments were acquiring treasured art collections and putting them on display in grand museums. The [[Uffizi Gallery\|Uffizi]] in [[Florence]], the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]], and the {{Wiki\|Vatican Museums}} in [[Rome]] all popped up at roughly the same time and captured the imaginations of the continent.

	Not to be outdone, King [[George IV of the United Kingdom\|George IV]] encouraged {{Wiki\|Parliament of the United Kingdom\|Parliament}} to buy the residence of a newly deceased banker and art collector by the name of [[John Julius Angerstein]] - he sounds like a happy chap. Angerstein's art collection included works by {{Wiki\|Rembrandt}} and {{Wiki\|Peter Paul Rubens\|Rubens}}, and was displayed in his residence at {{Wiki\|Pall Mall, London\|Pall Mall}}. The year was 1824, and this was the first [[National Gallery]] of [[England]]. The residence proved to be far too small to compete with the other museums of [[Europe]], and so the National Gallery moved to the building which it now occupies, off [[Trafalgar Square]], in 1832. The building was designed in a neo-classical fashion by architect [[William Wilkins]], and its location, equidistant to both the wealthy West End and the lower-class East End, meant that people of all socio-economic backgrounds could access the museum.		Not to be outdone, King [[George IV of the United Kingdom\|George IV]] encouraged {{Wiki\|Parliament of the United Kingdom\|Parliament}} to buy the residence of a newly deceased banker and art collector by the name of [[John Julius Angerstein]] - he sounds like a happy chap. Angerstein's art collection included works by {{Wiki\|Rembrandt}} and {{Wiki\|Peter Paul Rubens\|Rubens}}, and was displayed in his residence at {{Wiki\|Pall Mall, London\|Pall Mall}}. The year was 1824, and this was the first [[National Gallery]] of [[England]]. The residence proved to be far too small to compete with the other museums of [[Europe]], and so the National Gallery moved to the building which it now occupies, off [[Trafalgar Square]], in 1832. The building was designed in a neo-classical fashion by architect [[William Wilkins]], and its location, equidistant to both the wealthy West End and the lower-class East End, meant that people of all socio-economic backgrounds could access the museum.

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	By the end of the eighteenth century, many [[Europe]]an governments were acquiring treasured art collections and putting them on display in grand museums. The {{Wiki\|Uffizi}} in [[Florence]], the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]], and the {{Wiki\|Vatican Museums}} in [[Rome]] all popped up at roughly the same time and captured the imaginations of the continent.		By the end of the eighteenth century, many [[Europe]]an governments were acquiring treasured art collections and putting them on display in grand museums. The {{Wiki\|Uffizi}} in [[Florence]], the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]], and the {{Wiki\|Vatican Museums}} in [[Rome]] all popped up at roughly the same time and captured the imaginations of the continent.

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	[[File:ACS_DB_National_Gallery.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:ACS_DB_National_Gallery.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]
	By the end of the eighteenth century, many [[Europe~~\|European~~]] governments were acquiring treasured art collections and putting them on display in grand museums. The Uffizi in [[Florence]], the Louvre in [[Paris]], and the Vatican Museums in [[Rome]] all popped up at roughly the same time and captured the imaginations of the continent.		By the end of the eighteenth century, many [[Europe]]an governments were acquiring treasured art collections and putting them on display in grand museums. The {{Wiki\|Uffizi}} in [[Florence]], the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]], and the {{Wiki\|Vatican Museums}} in [[Rome]] all popped up at roughly the same time and captured the imaginations of the continent.

	Not to be outdone, King George IV encouraged Parliament to buy the residence of a newly deceased banker and art collector by the name of John Julius Angerstein - he sounds like a happy chap. Angerstein's art collection included works by Rembrandt and Rubens, and was displayed in his residence at Pall Mall. The year was 1824, and this was the first [[National Gallery]] of [[~~United Kingdom\|~~England]]. The residence proved to be far too small to compete with the other museums of Europe, and so the National Gallery moved to the building which it now occupies, off [[Trafalgar Square]], in 1832. The building was designed in a neo-classical fashion by architect William Wilkins, and its location, equidistant to both the wealthy West End and the lower-class East End, meant that people of all socio-economic backgrounds could access the museum.		Not to be outdone, King [[George IV of the United Kingdom\|George IV]] encouraged {{Wiki\|Parliament of the United Kingdom\|Parliament}} to buy the residence of a newly deceased banker and art collector by the name of [[John Julius Angerstein]] - he sounds like a happy chap. Angerstein's art collection included works by {{Wiki\|Rembrandt}} and {{Wiki\|Peter Paul Rubens\|Rubens}}, and was displayed in his residence at {{Wiki\|Pall Mall, London\|Pall Mall}}. The year was 1824, and this was the first [[National Gallery]] of [[England]]. The residence proved to be far too small to compete with the other museums of [[Europe]], and so the National Gallery moved to the building which it now occupies, off [[Trafalgar Square]], in 1832. The building was designed in a neo-classical fashion by architect [[William Wilkins]], and its location, equidistant to both the wealthy West End and the lower-class East End, meant that people of all socio-economic backgrounds could access the museum.
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By the end of the eighteenth century, many [[Europe|European]] governments were acquiring treasured art collections and putting them on display in grand museums. The Uffizi in [[Florence]], the Louvre in [[Paris]], and the Vatican Museums in [[Rome]] all popped up at roughly the same time and captured the imaginations of the continent.

Not to be outdone, King George IV encouraged Parliament to buy the residence of a newly deceased banker and art collector by the name of John Julius Angerstein - he sounds like a happy chap. Angerstein's art collection included works by Rembrandt and Rubens, and was displayed in his residence at Pall Mall. The year was 1824, and this was the first [[National Gallery]] of [[United Kingdom|England]]. The residence proved to be far too small to compete with the other museums of Europe, and so the National Gallery moved to the building which it now occupies, off [[Trafalgar Square]], in 1832. The building was designed in a neo-classical fashion by architect William Wilkins, and its location, equidistant to both the wealthy West End and the lower-class East End, meant that people of all socio-economic backgrounds could access the museum.
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	[[File:ACS_DB_National_Gallery.jpg\|right\|250px]]		[[File:ACS_DB_National_Gallery.jpg\|right\|250px]]
	By the end of the eighteenth century, many [[Europe]]an governments were acquiring treasured art collections and putting them on display in grand museums. The ~~{{Wiki~~\|Uffizi}} in [[Florence]], the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]], and the {{Wiki\|Vatican Museums}} in [[Rome]] all popped up at roughly the same time and captured the imaginations of the continent.		By the end of the eighteenth century, many [[Europe]]an governments were acquiring treasured art collections and putting them on display in grand museums. The [[Uffizi Gallery\|Uffizi]] in [[Florence]], the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]], and the {{Wiki\|Vatican Museums}} in [[Rome]] all popped up at roughly the same time and captured the imaginations of the continent.

	Not to be outdone, King [[George IV of the United Kingdom\|George IV]] encouraged {{Wiki\|Parliament of the United Kingdom\|Parliament}} to buy the residence of a newly deceased banker and art collector by the name of [[John Julius Angerstein]] - he sounds like a happy chap. Angerstein's art collection included works by {{Wiki\|Rembrandt}} and {{Wiki\|Peter Paul Rubens\|Rubens}}, and was displayed in his residence at {{Wiki\|Pall Mall, London\|Pall Mall}}. The year was 1824, and this was the first [[National Gallery]] of [[England]]. The residence proved to be far too small to compete with the other museums of [[Europe]], and so the National Gallery moved to the building which it now occupies, off [[Trafalgar Square]], in 1832. The building was designed in a neo-classical fashion by architect [[William Wilkins]], and its location, equidistant to both the wealthy West End and the lower-class East End, meant that people of all socio-economic backgrounds could access the museum.		Not to be outdone, King [[George IV of the United Kingdom\|George IV]] encouraged {{Wiki\|Parliament of the United Kingdom\|Parliament}} to buy the residence of a newly deceased banker and art collector by the name of [[John Julius Angerstein]] - he sounds like a happy chap. Angerstein's art collection included works by {{Wiki\|Rembrandt}} and {{Wiki\|Peter Paul Rubens\|Rubens}}, and was displayed in his residence at {{Wiki\|Pall Mall, London\|Pall Mall}}. The year was 1824, and this was the first [[National Gallery]] of [[England]]. The residence proved to be far too small to compete with the other museums of [[Europe]], and so the National Gallery moved to the building which it now occupies, off [[Trafalgar Square]], in 1832. The building was designed in a neo-classical fashion by architect [[William Wilkins]], and its location, equidistant to both the wealthy West End and the lower-class East End, meant that people of all socio-economic backgrounds could access the museum.