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Prince Albert and the National Gallery

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Prince Albert's acquisition of one hundred pictures from the collection of Prince Ludwig von Oettingen-Wallerstein (1791-1870) in 1847 was primarily an act of charity rather than connoisseurship, although it contained a number of gems. Prince Albert had been the guarantor of a loan of £3,000 taken out by his relative Prince Ludwig. The loan was secured on the collection, which was brought to London and offered for sale. When no buyer came forward, Prince Albert acquired the collection by default. Queen Victoria offered the collection to the nation after her husband's death (according to his wishes) and twenty-five paintings were selected to become part of the National Gallery collection.  Three other paintings shown here were significant acquisitions by Queen Victoria or Prince Albert and are currently on loan from HM The Queen to the National Gallery.

 

The Coronation of the Virgin, and Other Scenes
The Virgin and Child in a Mandorla with Cherubim
The Virgin and Child
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Three Saints
The Presentation in the Temple
Saints Peter and Dorothy
The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child
An Augustinian Friar? Praying
Mater Dolorosa
Christ Crowned with Thorns
The Virgin and Child in a Landscape
The Virgin and Child in a Landscape
The Crucifixion
Saint Christopher carrying the Infant Christ
Saint John on Patmos
The Crucifixion
The Magdalen
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
A Female Head
Portrait of a Woman of the Hofer Family
The Virgin and Child in a Garden
The Virgin and Child in a Landscape
A Girl Writing
Blessing Redeemer
Saints Mamas and James (A fragment)
The Quaratesi Madonna