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BSL: The Picture Gallery

Changing the guard in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace
Changing the guard in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace. ©

The Picture Gallery inside Buckingham Palace displays some of the greatest paintings in the Royal Collection.  It was created by the architect John Nash as part of his transformation of Buckingham House into a palace for George IV from 1825. The 47-metre room was designed as a setting for the King’s picture collection.

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Rembrandt's Agatha Bas
Agatha Bas
Lady at the Virginals
Anthony van Dyck painting 'Christ healing'
Christ healing
Rubens painting 'Winter: The interior of a barn'
Winter: The interior of a barn
Cleopatra with the Asp
Cleopatra with the Asp
The Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace
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A painting of Christ healing the paralysed man by Anthony van Dyck.
Anthony van Dyck, Christ Healing the Paralysed Man, c. 1619 (RCIN 405325)
A painting of the interior of a barn by Sir Peter Paul Rubens.
Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Winter: The Interior of a Barn, c. 1618-19 (RCIN 401417)
This painting by Canaletto shows the view towards the Dogana, the porticoed custom house at the entrance to the Grand Canal, and the church of Santa Maria della Salute.
Canaletto, The Piazzetta looking towards Santa Maria della Salute, c. 1723-24 (RCIN 405073)
This painting by Guido Reni depicts the final moments in the life of the Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra, as she prepares to commit suicide.
Guido Reni, Cleopatra with the Asp, c. 1628 (RCIN 405338)
A portrait painting of Agatha Bas wearing a black gown worn over a stomacher of which silk patterned with gold flowers.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Agatha Bas, 1641 (RCIN 405352)
A painting of a young woman who stands by a virginal by Vermeer.
Johannes Vermeer, Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman, early 1660s (RCIN 405346)
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