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A day of art in London

11 masterpieces in 3 museums, in a route that keeps the distances short. Walking times are estimates.

Courtauld Gallery
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN · Directions ↗ · Tickets ↗ (partner link)
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A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
Édouard Manet
1882
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La Loge
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1874
About 15 min walk (1.0 km) to the next stop
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN · Directions ↗ · Tickets ↗ (partner link)
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Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway
J.M.W. Turner
1844
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Bacchus and Ariadne
Titian
1520–1523
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The Fighting Temeraire
J.M.W. Turner
1839
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Bathers at Asnières
Georges Seurat
1884
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The Boulevard Montmartre at Night
Camille Pissarro
1897
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The Ambassadors
Hans Holbein the Younger
1533
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Mr and Mrs Andrews
Thomas Gainsborough
1748–1750
About 4.3 km to the next stop: public transport or a taxi
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Gardens, London · Directions ↗ · Tickets ↗ (partner link)
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Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds
John Constable
1823
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The Four Stages of Cruelty
William Hogarth
1751

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