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National Gallery, founded 1824, housing the national collection of paintings to 1900, on Trafalgar Square, opened 1844, designed by John Nash, 1752-1835, with fountains designed by Edwin Lutyens, 1869-1944, in Westminster, London, England, UK. The original National Gallery was designed and built 1832-38 by William Wilkins, 1778-1839, and was extended by James Pennethorne, 1801-71, and Charles Barry, 1795-1860, with the addition of the Sainsbury Wing by Robert Venturi, b. 1925, and Denise Scott Brown, b. 1931, in 1991. On the left is Thumbs Up, a sculpture on the fourth plinth (which houses temporary installations) by David Shrigley, b. 1968. On the right is the Church of St-Martin-in-the-Fields, built 1722-26 in Neoclassical style by James Gibbs, 1682-1754. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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