Angerstein Collection

Summary

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 edit

Image Artist Title Date Current collection Acc. no.
 
Sebastiano del Piombo The Raising of Lazarus 1517–1519 National Gallery NG1
 
Claude Lorrain Landscape with Cephalus and Procris reunited by Diana 1645 National Gallery NG2
 
Possibly by Titian The Music Lesson 1535 c. 1535 National Gallery NG3
 
Claude Lorrain A Seaport 1644 National Gallery NG5
 
After Correggio Group of Heads before 1587 National Gallery NG7
 
Claude Lorrain The Mill (or Landscape with the Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca [es]) 1648 National Gallery NG12
 
Claude Lorrain Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba 1648 National Gallery NG14
 
Circle of Annibale Carracci Saint John the Baptist seated in the Wilderness early 17th century National Gallery NG25
 
Raphael Portrait of Pope Julius II 1511 National Gallery NG27
 
Ludovico Carracci Susannah and the Elders 1616 National Gallery NG28
 
Claude Lorrain Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula 1641 National Gallery NG30
 
Gaspard Dughet Landscape with Abraham and Isaac 1665 c. 1665 National Gallery NG31
 
Damiano Mazza The Rape of Ganymede 1575 c. 1575 National Gallery NG32
 
Workshop of Titian Venus and Adonis 1554 c. 1554 National Gallery NG34
 
Gaspard Dughet Landscape with a Storm 1660 c. 1660 National Gallery NG36
 
After Correggio Group of Heads before 1587 National Gallery NG37
 
Peter Paul Rubens The Rape of the Sabine Women probably 1635–1640 National Gallery NG38
 
After Nicolas Poussin The Triumph of Silenus 1636 c. 1636 National Gallery NG42
 
Rembrandt The Woman Taken in Adultery 1644 National Gallery NG45
 
Pupil of Rembrandt The Adoration of the Shepherds 1646 National Gallery NG47
 
Anthony van Dyck Portrait of George Gage with Two Attendants probably 1622–1623 National Gallery NG49
 
Anthony van Dyck Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral 1619–1620 c. 1619–1620 National Gallery NG50
 
Anthony van Dyck Portrait of Cornelis van der Geest 1620 c. 1620 National Gallery NG52
 
Aelbert Cuyp A Hilly Landscape with Figures 1655–1660 c. 1655–1660 National Gallery NG53
 
Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens The Holy Family with Saints in a Landscape after 1635 National Gallery NG67
 
After Correggio The Agony in the Garden probably c. 1640–1750 National Gallery NG76
 
Circle of Annibale Carracci Erminia takes Refuge with the Shepherds early 17th century National Gallery NG88
 
Justus Sustermans Double Portrait of the Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany and his Wife Vittoria della Rovere probably 1660s National Gallery NG89
 
Annibale Carracci Marsyas and Olympus 1597–1600 National Gallery NG94
 
Joshua Reynolds Portrait of Lord Heathfield with the keys of Gibraltar 1787 National Gallery NG111
 
William Hogarth The Painter and his Pug 1745 Tate N00112
 
William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 1. The Marriage Settlement 1743 c. 1743 National Gallery NG113
 
William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 2. The Tête à Tête 1743 c. 1743 National Gallery NG114
 
William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 3. The Inspection 1743 c. 1743 National Gallery NG115
 
William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 4. The Toilette 1743 c. 1743 National Gallery NG116
 
William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 5. The Bagnio 1743 c. 1743 National Gallery NG117
 
William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 6. The Lady's Death 1743 c. 1743 National Gallery NG118
 
David Wilkie The Village Holiday 1809–1811 Tate N00122

References edit

  • The National Gallery; its pictures and their painters. With critical remarks, George Foggo, 1851, pp. 11–26
  • The National Gallery: its pictures and their painters. A hand-book for visiters. A catalogue., Henry G. Clarke, 1843, pp. 16–21
  • John Julius Angerstein, National Gallery, London
  • William Hazlitt's Account of ‘Mr Angerstein's Collection of Pictures’, Tate
  • Angerstein collection of pictures, Hansard, House of Commons debates, 2 April 1824, vol. 11 cc. 101–3
  • Angerstein family, London Metropolitan Archives
  • Watercolour of The National Gallery when at Mr J. J. Angerstein's House, Pall Mall, Victoria and Albert Museum