From which building was this view painted? The Great British Art Contest | Culture

This questionnaire is presented in collaboration with Art UK, the online home of the UK’s public art collections, which showcases art from over 3,000 locations and 45,000 artists. Every day a different collection at Art UK will set the questions.

Today, our questions are asked by Guildhall Art Gallery, located on London’s Square Mile. The collection is rich in Victorian art, from Pre-Raphaelites to Orientalism, Classicism, and narrative painting. The London Gallery’s collection of paintings takes visitors on a colorful journey through the city’s past, ranging from dramatic events like the Great Fire of London to everyday street scenes.

You can see art from Guildhall Art Gallery at Art UK here. Find out more on the Guildhall Art Gallery website here.

Defeat of the floating batteries in Gibraltar, September 1782 (1783-1791) by John Singleton Copley is one of the Gallery’s most famous paintings. But why is it famous?

What is below the Guildhall Art Gallery?

The Gallery has the British Post-Impressionist Works Study Collection, portrayed in this 1909 self-portrait.

Guildhall Art Gallery is owned and operated by the City of London Corporation, the Square Mile municipal governing body. When was the first work of art collected?

Which artist from Newlyn’s school painted this image of a net repairman?

This detailed panorama was painted from the roof of which building?

Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Ghirlandata (1873) is one of the gallery’s most popular paintings. What instrument does the central figure have?

Julian Perry painted this view in 1995 of Hackney Marshes. What is the name of the building on the far left?

You’ve got…

A mediocre result: perhaps a visit to the Square Mile is in order.

You will be upset in the city with this result.

Simply capital!

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