Press Releases
1961
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Loan of 'Betrayal of Christ' by Guereino 2 Jan
Loan of 'Crossing of the Red Sea' by Poussin 13 Jan
Five paintings by Boudin exhibited at the National Gallery 24 Jan
Two early views by Canaletto on loan 18 Feb
From Van Eyck to Tiepolo press view Feb
General Press release 22 Feb
Acquisitions: four canvases by Tiepolo 'Mr Scott of Banks Fee' by Batoni and 'Time destroying beauty' by Batoni 14 Mar
Two portraits attributed to Robert Campin lent to the National Gallery 20 Mar
Loan of two missing wings from Saint Clement and the Donor 6 Apr
Acquisition: '[Dancing Girl with a Tamborine]' and '[Dancing girl with castanets]' by Renoir 21 Apr
Acquisition: '[A Bather]' by Renoir 2 May
Loan of 'Death of Actaeon' by Titian 8 May
Evening opening at the National Gallery during the summer 6 Jun
Acquisition: 'Sunset landscape with Saint George and Saint Anthony' by Giorgione 14 Jun
Transfer of Courtauld fund pictures from the Tate Gallery 22 Jun
'Salome with the head of Saint John the Baptist' by Caravaggio on loan 27 Jun
Acquisition: 'Duke of Wellington' by Goya 3 Aug
Partly cleaned 'Madonna and Child' by Titian on display 15 Aug
Goya theft: The National Gallery asks the government for an independent inquiry 15 Sep
£5000 reward notice for stolen Goya 22 Sep
Note relating to newspaper lead on stolen Goya 26 Sep
'Adoration of the Kings' by Rubens on display after cleaning 4 Oct
Reynolds 'Captain robert Orme' cleaned 14 Dec
Two versions of Uccello's 'S. George and the Dragon' 15 Dec.
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