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The Courtauld Gallery (UK: / ˈ k ɔːr t oʊ l d /) is an art museum in Somerset House, on the Strand in central London. It houses the collection of the Samuel Courtauld Trust and operates as an integral part of the Courtauld Institute of Art .
The Courtauld Institute of Art (/ ˈ k ɔːr t ə ʊ l d /), commonly referred to as The Courtauld, is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the history of art and conservation. It is among the most prestigious specialist colleges for the study of the history of art in the world and is known for the ...
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He is best remembered for his development of the Gambier Parry process of fresco painting, and for forming the significant collection of early Italian paintings and objects that his heirs gave to the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, where many are displayed in the Courtauld Gallery. Thomas Gambier Parry is the father of composer Hubert Parry.
London: Courtauld Institute of Art, 2006. (Editor) ISBN 978 1903470497; Renoir at the theatre: looking at La loge. London: Courtauld Gallery in association with Paul Holberton Pub., 2008. (Editor) ISBN 978 1903470732
Samuel Courtauld (7 May 1876 – 1 December 1947) was an English industrialist who is best remembered as an art collector. He founded The Courtauld Institute of Art in London in 1932 and, after a series of gifts during the 1930s, bequeathed his collection to the institute on his death.
Somerset House, which houses the Courtauld Gallery, one of the Museum Mile institutions in London, England. Museum Mile London is the home of 14 museums in London, England, in the area between Bloomsbury to the north and the Embankment on the River Thames to the south. The area is located in the London Borough of Camden.