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200 Years Of The National Gallery
The National Gallery's neoclassical portico soars above Trafalgar Square, marking out the home of some of the world's most dazzling paintings. In Room 34 alone, hung against blue damask walls, visitors can see Mrs Siddons by Gainsborough, Whistlejack

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