Press Releases
1959
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Two acquisitions: 'Saint George and the Dragon' by Paolo Uccello 'Portrait of a Man and a Woman' by Jacob Jordaens 23 Jan
New reception rooms at the National Gallery 6 Feb
Uccello 'George and the Dragon' on display 13 May
Pittoni alterpiece 'The Nativity' cleaned 26 Jun
Double portrait by Jordaens on display 21 Aug
'Adoration of the Kings' by Rubens on loan 9 Oct
Two acquisitions: 'The Finding of Moses' by Bernardo Cavallino and 'Landscape with Tobias and the Angel' by Salvator Rosa 5 Nov
An agreement with Ireland over the Lane bequest 12 Nov.
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