The Angerstein Collection comprises 38 paintings that were bought by the British government from the collection of John Julius Angerstein after his death in 1823. They became the first works held by the National Gallery, London, on its foundation in 1824, including the works now catalogued in its collection as NG1, NG2 and NG3, and others up to NG122. They were initially displayed at Angerstein's townhouse at 100 Pall Mall. Other early works acquired by the National Gallery include 16 paintings donated by Sir George Beaumont in 1826, and a bequest of 35 paintings by the Reverend William Holwell Carr by 1831.

The collection includes many Old Masters, including five by Claude Lorrain, four attributed to Annibale Carracci or his cousin Ludovico Carracci or their circle, three by Anthony van Dyck, three after Correggio, two by Titian or his workshop, two by Rembrandt or his workshop, two by Gaspard Dughet, and two by Peter Paul Rubens, as well as single paintings by Aelbert Cuyp, Damiano Mazza, Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo, and Justus Sustermans, and one after Nicolas Poussin. It also included several more modern paintings: seven works by William Hogarth, including the complete series of six paintings of Marriage A-la-Mode, and one painting each by Joshua Reynolds and David Wilkie.

List of works

Image Artist Title Date Current collection Acc. no.
 Sebastiano del Piombo The Raising of Lazarus 1517–1519 National Gallery NG1
 Claude Lorrain Landscape with Cephalus and Procris reunited by Diana 1645 National Gallery NG2
 Possibly by Titian The Music Lesson c. 1535 National Gallery NG3
 Claude Lorrain A Seaport 1644 National Gallery NG5
 After Correggio Group of Heads before 1587 National Gallery NG7
 Claude Lorrain The Mill (or Landscape with the Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca) 1648 National Gallery NG12
 Claude Lorrain Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba 1648 National Gallery NG14
 Circle of Annibale Carracci Saint John the Baptist seated in the Wilderness early 17th century National Gallery NG25
 Raphael Portrait of Pope Julius II 1511 National Gallery NG27
 Ludovico Carracci Susannah and the Elders 1616 National Gallery NG28
 Claude Lorrain Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula 1641 National Gallery NG30
 Gaspard Dughet Landscape with Abraham and Isaac c. 1665 National Gallery NG31
 Damiano Mazza The Rape of Ganymede c. 1575 National Gallery NG32
 Workshop of Titian Venus and Adonis c. 1554 National Gallery NG34
 Gaspard Dughet Landscape with a Storm c. 1660 National Gallery NG36
 After Correggio Group of Heads before 1587 National Gallery NG37
 Peter Paul Rubens The Rape of the Sabine Women probably 1635–1640 National Gallery NG38
 After Nicolas Poussin The Triumph of Silenus c. 1636 National Gallery NG42
 Rembrandt The Woman Taken in Adultery 1644 National Gallery NG45
 Pupil of Rembrandt The Adoration of the Shepherds 1646 National Gallery NG47
 Anthony van Dyck Portrait of George Gage with Two Attendants probably 1622–1623 National Gallery NG49
 Anthony van Dyck Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral c. 1619–1620 National Gallery NG50
 Anthony van Dyck Portrait of Cornelis van der Geest c. 1620 National Gallery NG52
 Aelbert Cuyp A Hilly Landscape with Figures c. 1655–1660 National Gallery NG53
 Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens The Holy Family with Saints in a Landscape after 1635 National Gallery NG67
 After Correggio The Agony in the Garden probably c. 1640–1750 National Gallery NG76
 Circle of Annibale Carracci Erminia takes Refuge with the Shepherds early 17th century National Gallery NG88
 Justus Sustermans Double Portrait of the Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany and his Wife Vittoria della Rovere probably 1660s National Gallery NG89
 Annibale Carracci Marsyas and Olympus 1597–1600 National Gallery NG94
 Joshua Reynolds Portrait of Lord Heathfield with the keys of Gibraltar 1787 National Gallery NG111
 William Hogarth The Painter and his Pug 1745 Tate N00112
 William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 1. The Marriage Settlement c. 1743 National Gallery NG113
 William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 2. The Tête à Tête c. 1743 National Gallery NG114
 William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 3. The Inspection c. 1743 National Gallery NG115
 William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 4. The Toilette c. 1743 National Gallery NG116
 William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 5. The Bagnio c. 1743 National Gallery NG117
 William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode: 6. The Lady's Death c. 1743 National Gallery NG118
 David Wilkie The Village Holiday 1809–1811 Tate N00122

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