The National Gallery London The National Gallery found very late because there was no royal or noble collection of paintings, which served as the basis for all national galleries. Gallery was founded as a collection of individual paintings and remains so even today. In 1768 founded the Royal Academy of Arts (Royal Academy of Arts), which was crucial to the emergence of the English national museum. Impulse crucial for the establishment of a national art gallery can be considered as donation of Sir George Beaumont, the British department administrator (British Institute), who in 1823 decided to devote his private collection gallery. Gallery still received a significant collection of works of Russian émigré and businessman John Julius Angerstein. 10th May 1824 National Gallery was opened to the public. Temporary exhibit space is present in the building at 100 Pall Mall in private Angersteins gallery. In 1831 he finally settled the question of land galleries. The building will be built on the newly constructed Trafalgar Square. Gallery but only occupied the west wing of the building; East wing was designated the Royal Academy. In 1839, expanded its collections of Rubens landscape at sunset and Raphael's Holy Catherine of Alexandria. In terms of the development of the gallery and its collections were important years 1868-1869. In these years, the Royal Academy of Building emigration and the National Gallery has moved well to the east wing, which planned to expand in the near term (completion took place in 1876). In 1901, when the barracks were demolished next gallery, the gallery expanded north wing. In 1924 the gallery received a valuable gift, consisting almost exclusively of works of Italian masters (Botticelli, Titian). During the Second World War, the images in the gallery located in mountain caves Galles. The building suffered the bombing of London considerable damage. It then took place the necessary repair work should aim gallery available to the public as soon as possible. Thank you for your attention. Dagmar Dujková 7. A .