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Unexpected views are monthly conversations between our curators and some of the most important cultural practitioners of today. Discussions focus on a selected masterpiece from our Collection, ...

Louis-Jean-Noël Duveau (1818-1867) was born in Saint-Malo, Brittany, north-west France. He studied in the studio of history painter Léon Cogniet at the Ecole de Beaux-Arts in Paris, and made his debut ...

Previously attributed to Géricault and Couture, this painting has recently been attributed to the Breton artist Louis Duveau (1818-1867). It is believed to be one of several versions of the ...

Curator Mary McMahon and Conservation Fellow Maria Carolina Peña-Mariño discuss the challenge of restoring Richard Wilson's painting 'The Valley of the Dee, with Chester in the Distance' This is a ...

Once thought to be by Leonardo da Vinci, this used to be one of the most famous paintings in the Gallery. Jesus is listing ...

See how Ralph Wornum, the Keeper of the National Gallery, and his wife, as well as their 14 children, lived in the Gallery. A life full of exciting stories, paintings, meeting artists, living abroad, ...

In summer 2024, we hosted a free festival of art, made by children for children. Visitors admired artworks created by children across the country in this year's Take One Picture exhibition. Then got ...

In a collection of over 2,300 paintings spanning the 13th to early 20th century, why are there so few, 27 to be precise, by women? We explore the representation of women in the collection; the artists ...

As part of our annual Take One Picture programme, primary school children from across the UK have made works inspired by Henri Rousseau’s 'Surprised!' The painting shows a tiger in a jungle storm, ...

What characterises Impressionism for most people nowadays, is both the subject matter and the technique. Landscapes, and scenes from modern urban and suburban life painted in bright, pure colours are ...