Press Releases
1985
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Date
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Record attendance figures for 1984 14 Jan
Famous El Greco on loan to the National Gallery - 'View of Toledo' 8 Feb
Bequest: Portrait of a girl attributed to J.G. Cuyp 18 Feb
Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Ireland exhibition 5 Mar
Blooming secrets: Easter quiz [Mar]
Hampton site development update 2 Apr
Major sponsorship for the development of the Hampton site 2 Apr
Early release: Acquisition in Focus: Luca Giordano 'Perseus turning Phineas and his followers to stone' 11 Apr
National Gallery trustees deplore the level of the current purchase grant 23 Apr
Exhibitions 1986 23 Apr
Summer evening opening 10 May
Hughie O'Donoghue Artist in residence 17 May
Acquisition in Focus Luca Giordano 'Perseus turning Phineas and his followers to stone' 30 May
Creation of an endowment fund for the National Gallery by Mr J. Paul Getty Jnr [undated]
The writing on the wall - summer events for children 15 Jul
The Artist's Eye - Francis Bacon 23 Aug
New Artist in residence June Redfern 13 Sep
Justin de Blank at the National Gallery 1 Oct
'David with the head of Goliath' by Guido Reni on loan to the National Gallery 7 Oct
The Artist's eye - Francis Bacon 7 Oct
The National Gallery - The Hampton Site 10 Oct
Exhibitions 1986 - Acquisition in Focus: 'Mr and Mrs Coltman' by Joseph Wright of Derby; The Artist's Eye: Patrick Caulfield; Artist in Residence: June Redfern; Dutch Landscapes: The Early Years 11 Oct
Three new acquisitions: 'Triptych: The Virgin and Child in Glory' attributed to the Master of the Saint Bartholomew 'Portrait of a Man' by Greuze 'A vision of the Madonna of the Pillar to Saint James' by Bayeu y Subias 11 Oct
Reciprocal loan of Gauguin and Courbet 11 Oct
Christmas at the National Gallery 23 Oct
Acquisition in focus 'Mr and Mrs Coltman' by Joseph Wright of Derby 18 Nov
Acquisition: 'The Balbi Children' by Van Dyck 21 Nov
Acquisition: 'The Virgin and Child with Angels' by the Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece 2 Dec
Record attendances for the National Gallery 17 Dec
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