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, ...

This person is the subject of ongoing research. We have started by researching their relationship to the enslavement of people. William Wells was a ship’s captain for the East India Company. His ...

The National Gallery has entered into a commitment to purchase 'Portrait of Charles William Lambton' (1818-31) by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 – 1830). The 1825 work – world renowned as ‘The Red Boy’ – ...

What do arrows, birds, cleavers and poison represent in art? Find out with our educators ...

1 www.farhi.org/wc51/wc51_416.htm. 2 For Meyer Sassoon, see the entry for Perronneau NG 6345, note 3. 3 For Violet, Mrs Fitzgerald, see ibid.

This is the 12th painting by Pissarro to enter the National Gallery’s collection and it has been acquired through a hybrid Acceptance in Lieu with the support of a generous legacy from James Francis ...

Can you spot some of the bugs and critters hiding in our pictures? We've searched for some of the tiniest animals in our paintings and unearthed the stories they tell. We start our search with this ...

Moses guided the Israelites out of Egypt on their way to the Promised Land. Pharaoh and his army pursued them. When the Israelites reached the Red Sea Moses stretched out his hand and the waters ...