The registers record details of works offered to the National Gallery. Each volume contains some or all of the following information: date of offer; the name of the person making the offer; address of owner; subject of picture; supposed painter; size and price; decision of the Gallery; date of reply; and general remarks. Each volume has an index to the names of those making the offer.
Registers of offers to the National Gallery
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- ReferenceGB 345 NG9
- Dates of Creation1878-1920
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description3 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Between 1878 and 1920 the National Gallery kept a register of all works offered to it for sale by members of the public.
Arrangement
The registers have been listed in date order.
Access Information
Open
The volumes are available to researchers by appointment with the Archivist.
Other Finding Aids
The most recent and complete list is held on CALM ALM. A paper list is also available at the National Gallery Archive. There is an index to the names of those making an offer at the front of each volume.
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Alan Crookham, February 2007.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is held by the National Gallery.
Appraisal Information
The registers are kept permanently.
Custodial History
The registers were created by the National Gallery and are now held in the Gallery's Archive.
Accruals
It is not expected that there will be any accruals to this series.