Firstly, I was very disappointed to discover that photos are not allowed in the Gallery. I am sure you were, in the past, able to take photos. I can understand no flash and with the older, more delicate paintings due to the damage that can be caused. But that is the rule so all I could do was make a note of the paintings I enjoyed.
I always seem to get lost when walking around a gallery, especially if there is more than one connecting room. To combat this I decided to follow the floorplan in numerical order, even if they did mean doubling back a few times.
Due to time, I actually did not manage to see the entire gallery, I completely missed the 12th-15th Century paintings housed in the Sainsbury Wing. My excuse is having to take time out to enjoy Afternoon Tea with my friends. I also purchased the Audio Guide and this covers over 90% of the paintings held in the gallery. You are given a very good, in depth analysis of each painting so this adds time to your visit, but it is so worth it.
So what did I see and what did I enjoy? I think the easiest way to do this is to post the title of the painting along with a photo I have from the Official Website.
Raphael - The Madonna of the Pinks
Salomon van Ruysdael - River Scene
Salomon van Ruysdael - A View of Rhenen Seen From the West
Esaias van de Velde - A Winter Landscape
Aelbert Cuyp - A River Scene with Distant Windmills
Aelbert Cuyp - Ubbergen Castle
Cornelis Vroom - A Landscape With A River By A Wood
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder - Flowers In A Glass Vase
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder - A Still Life of Flowers In A Wan-Li Vase
Roelandt Savery - Flowers In A Glass
Sebastien Bourdon - The Return Of The Ark
Claude - Landscape With Goatherd And Goats
Gaspard Dughet - Imaginary Landscape With Buildings In Tivoli
Meindeet Hobbema - The Avenue Of Middelharnis
Meindert Hobbema - The Watermills At Singraven Near Denekamp
Jan van Huysum - Hollyhocks And Other Flowers In A Vase
Rachel Ruysch - Flowers In A Vase
Jacob van Ruisdael - Two Watermills And An Open Sluice At Singraven
Harmen Steenwyck - Still Life: An Allegory Of The Vanities Of Human Life
Hendrick Avercamp - A Scene On The Ice Near A Town
Hendrick Avercamp - A Winter Scene With Skaters Near A Castle
Peter Paul Rubens - A Landscape With A Shepherd With His Flock
Salvator Rosa - Landscape With Mercury And The Dishonest Woodman
Thomas Gainsborough - The Watering Place
Thomas Gainsborough - Cornard Wood Near Sudbury, Suffolk
John Constable - The Cornfield
John Constable - Cenotaph To the Memory Of Sir Joshua Reynolds
John Constable - The Hay Wain
John Constable - Salisbury Cathedral From The Meadows
Domenichino - Saint George Killing The Dragon
Francesco Guardi - View Of Venetian Lagoon With The Tower Of Malghera
Alfred Sisley - The Seine At Port-Marly
Vincent van Gogh - van Gogh Chair
Vincent van Gogh - Long Grass With Butterflies
Vincent van Gogh - Sunflowers
Vincent van Gogh - Farm Near Auvers
Camille Pissarro - The Little Country Maid
Camille Pissarro - The Boulevard Montmartre At Night
Camille Pissarro - Fox Hill, Upper Norwood
Camille Pissarro - View From Louveciennes
Pierre-Auguste Renoir - The Skiff
Pierre-Auguste Renoir - The Umbrellas
Claude-Oscar Monet - Bathers At La Grenouillere
Claude-Oscar Monet - La Pointe De La Heve Sainte Adresse
Claude-Oscar Monet - The Beach At Trouville
Claude-Oscar Monet - The Gare St-Lazare
And I have saved the best for last
Claude-Oscar Monet - The Water-Lily Pond
All photos can be found on the Official Website for The National Gallery here
I purchased 3 prints from the Gift Shop, Constable - The Hay Wain, Renoir - The Skiff and Pissarro - The Boulevard Montmartre at Night. Each cost £5. I also bought the Pocket Collection book for £6.99.
As I mentioned at the start, I did not have chance to see everything and when I go back to London in December for my Opera House visit I am going to return to The National Gallery and view the entire collection.
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