Wilkins, W.

Japanese: ウィルキンズ,W. - うぃるきんず
Wilkins, W.

…The museum was founded when the art collection of the Russian-born banker JJ Angerstein was purchased by the state and exhibited in his mansion in 1824. The current building in Trafalgar Square was built in 1833-37 to a design by W. Wilkins. Unlike many national art museums in other Western countries, the museum was not based on a royal collection, but rather on works that were collected by successive directors based on their discerning eye and taste, and that were later donated and bequeathed by individuals. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Wilkins, W." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…ロシア生れの銀行家アンガーステインJ.J.Angersteinの美術収集が国家に購入され,1824年その邸宅で公開されたのが起源である。現在のトラファルガー・スクエアの建物は1833‐37年にウィルキンズW.Wilkinsの設計によって建設された。他の西欧諸国の国立美術館の多くと異なり,王家の収集を原型とせず,創立後現在に至るまでの歴代館長の鑑識眼と好みとによって順次収集された作品に個人の寄贈,遺贈が加わったという特徴をもつ。…

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