Initially known as the Royal Institute in the 1830s, the National Gallery benefited from a number of bequests, not least that of the Duke of Sutherland in 1946.
The Duke of Sutherland left sculptures and portraits to the National Gallery.
mnli hypothesis: The Duke of Sutherland left sculptures and portraits to the National Gallery. premise: Initially known as the Royal Institute in the 1830s, the National Gallery benefited from a number of bequests, not least that of the Duke of Sutherland in 1946.