Summary
Alexander Auf de Heyde: The Great Museums of the World: The National Gallery, London
Unlike other great national museums with long histories, such as the Louvre, the Prado and the Hermitage, the National Gallery in London was not founded by the generous donation of a single ruler or his decision to open his galleries to the public. The fruit of the joint effort of many patrons who managed to get political representatives for their idea.
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