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Date	1824 - present
Related People	Charles Locke Eastlake • Philip Hendy • Sir Charles Lock Eastlake

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A visitor with a backpack stands facing a large, ornate-framed painting depicting a dramatic, crowded scene at the National Gallery, London.

London: Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery

Oil painting Wheat Field With Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh shows golden wheat, green cypress trees, swirling blue sky, and distant mountains.

Trafalgar Square, London, with the National Gallery in the background. The gallery was moved to its present location at the northern end of the square in 1838.

Oil painting by Jan van Eyck showing a man in dark clothing with a large, elaborate red turban, set against a dark background.

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