Royal Mews
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The Royal Mews is a mews, or collection of equestrian stables, of the British royal family. In London these stables and stable-hands' quarters have occupied two main sites in turn, being located at first on the north side of Charing Cross, and then within the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
The 'Royal Stables in the Mews, Charing Cross' in 1793.
The King's Mews in 1809 (an etching by Rowlandson and Pugin).
Stables in the Royal Mews
National Gallery
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The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current director of the National Gallery is Gabriele Finaldi.
The Wilkins Building, with the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields to the right
The Sainsbury Wing, as built, seen from Trafalgar Square
The Raising of Lazarus by Sebastiano del Piombo, from the Angerstein collection. This became the founding collection of the National Gallery in 1824. The painting has the accession number NG1, making it officially the first painting to enter the gallery.