Angerstein Collection Explained

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

ImageArtistTitleDateCurrent collection
Sebastiano del Piombo1517–1519National GalleryNG1
Landscape with Cephalus and Procris reunited by Diana1645National GalleryNG2
National GalleryNG3
1644National GalleryNG5
Group of HeadsNational GalleryNG7
The Mill (or)1648National GalleryNG12
Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba1648National GalleryNG14
Saint John the Baptist seated in the WildernessNational GalleryNG25
RaphaelPortrait of Pope Julius II1511National GalleryNG27
Susannah and the Elders1616National GalleryNG28
Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula1641National GalleryNG30
Landscape with Abraham and IsaacNational GalleryNG31
National GalleryNG32
Venus and AdonisNational GalleryNG34
Landscape with a StormNational GalleryNG36
Group of HeadsNational GalleryNG37
National GalleryNG38
National GalleryNG42
Rembrandt1644National GalleryNG45
Pupil of Rembrandt1646National GalleryNG47
Portrait of George Gage with Two AttendantsNational GalleryNG49
Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan CathedralNational GalleryNG50
Portrait of Cornelis van der GeestNational GalleryNG52
National GalleryNG53
National GalleryNG67
National GalleryNG76
Erminia takes Refuge with the ShepherdsNational GalleryNG88
Double Portrait of the Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany and his Wife Vittoria della RovereNational GalleryNG89
Marsyas and Olympus1597–1600National GalleryNG94
Portrait of Lord Heathfield with the keys of Gibraltar1787National GalleryNG111
1745Tate
National GalleryNG113
National GalleryNG114
National GalleryNG115
National GalleryNG116
National GalleryNG117
National GalleryNG118
1809–1811Tate

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