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1
When was the British Museum established?
1753
2
____ were transported to Britain from 18
1 to 1812.
3
In which city can one find the Burrel Collection?
Glasgow
4
Who founded the Royal Academy of Arts?
George III
5
When was the National Gallery founded?
1824
6
What is the name of a public art gallery at Buckingham Palace?
The Queen's Gallery
7
To which University does the Fitzwilliam Museum belong?
University of Cambridge
8
In which museum in London can one find lots of wax statues?
Madame Tussauds
9
____ is a family of four art galleries in London, Liverpool and Cornwall.
Tate
10
Who invented the modern moral subject type of painting?
William Hogarth
11
Who painted The Blue Boy and Mrs. Sarah Siddons?
Thomas Gainsborough
12
Who was the first President of the Royal Academy?
Sir Joshua Reynolds
13
Who designed the monument to Lord Nelson and the monument to Reynolds?
John Flaxman
14
Who is the author of The Hay Wain and Flatford Mill?
John Constable
15
Who painted The Fighting Temerarie and Fisherman at Sea?
William Turner
16
Who made illustrations for Rip Van Winkle and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
Arthur Rackham
17
Who is the author of Women and Children in the Tube?
Henry Spencer Moore
18
What is the name of fine English pottery and china made by the company established in 1759?
Wedgwood
19
Where is the Metropolitan Museum of Art located?
New York
20
____ was established in 1937, when Andrew Mellon died and left his collection of art to the nation.
The National Gallery of Art
21
____ is often called 'the nation's attic'.
The Smithsonian Institution
22
Who is depicted on the Athenaeum Portrait?
George Washington
23
Who is the author of Whistler's Mother?
James McNeill Whistler
24
Who painted Woman Bathing and Little Girl in Blue Armchair?
Mary Cassatt
25
Who is the author of Early Sunday Morning and Nighthawks?
Edward Hopper
26
Who painted Four Freedoms and The Problem We All Live With?
Norman Rockwell
27
Campbell's Soup Cans is painted by ____.
Andy Warhol
28
____ is different types of glass produced from 1878 to 1933 in New York.
Tiffany Glass
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