Founded in 1824, the National Gallery on the north end of London’s historic Trafalgar Square is owned by the government and people of the United Kingdom: As such, admission is free 361 days a year. The gallery's collection contains over 2,300 works, spanning the 13th through 19th centuries, and represents the major traditions of Western European art from the masters of medieval and renaissance Italy to the French impressionists.
Expanded repeatedly throughout its history, the Gallery now boasts almost 500,000 square feet of floor space presenting the bulk of its collection on permanent display. Favorite works include Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers; Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks; Claude Monet's Snow at Argenteuil; Pierre-Auguste Renoir's The Umbrellas; and two Rembrandt self portraits.
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