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. Philip IV of VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Spain (1631–2)
One of Diego Practical Information
Velázquez’s few Trafalgar Square WC2.
signed paintings Map 13 B3.
and the principal Tel 020 7747 2885.
portrait of ∑ nationalgallery.org.uk
the king from Open 10am–6pm daily (9pm Fri).
that period.
. The Hay Wain (1821) Closed 24–26 Dec, 1 Jan. ^
John Constable brilliantly caught 7 Sainsbury Wing and Getty
the effect of distance and the entrances. 8 9 - 0 = e
changing light and shadow of a & Major temporary exhibitions.
typically English cloudy summer Lectures, film presentations,
day in this famous work. exhibitions, special events.
33 Transport
1 Charing Cross, Leicester Sq,
Piccadilly Circus.
Central @ 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29,
Hall 88, 91, 139, 159, 176, 453.
32 34 3 Charing Cross.
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At the Theatre (1876–7)
4 Trafalgar Square Renoir was one of the greatest painters
6 entrance of the Impressionist movement. The
theatre was a popular subject among
7 artists of the time.

. The Ambassadors
The strange shape in the
foreground of this Hans
Holbein portrait (1533) is an
anamorphic or distorted
skull, a symbol of mortality.
Key to Floorplan
13th to 15th centuries Gallery Guide
16th century Most of the collection is housed on one floor divided
17th century into four wings. The paintings hang chronologically,
Entrance to 18th to early 20th centuries with the earliest works (1250–1500) in the Sainsbury
Sainsbury Wing. The North, West and East Wings cover 1500–1600,
Wing 7 Special exhibitions 1600–1700 and 1700–1900. Lesser paintings from all
Non-exhibition space periods are on the lower floor.

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