In 1897, Sir Henry Tate, an industrialist and art collector, offered his private art collection to the British nation and financed the construction of the Tate Gallery to house it. Renamed Tate Britain in 2000, the gallery is dedicated to British art. There are masterpieces by the most prestigious of British artists, such as William Blake’s Newton, John William Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shallot and Henry Wallace’s Chatterton. Enjoy your visit!