Sir William Burrell (Glaswegian shipping merchant and philanthropist ) gave (in 1944, with £250,000 to house it) his vast collection of art objects from around the world to the city of Glasgow (eg. 1st c. Roman vase, Rembrandt's self-portrait, tapestries, stained glass, etc)

Bottom right: Rodin - The Thinker (This sculpture is smaller than one would have thought.)

 

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