Today there are over 200 members of staff at the Gallery but Sir George Scharf its first Director, was something of a one man band. Appointed in 1857, his role was all encompassing. He fulfilled the roles of Visitor Services Assistant, Building Officer, Curator, Accountant, Librarian, Cataloguer and Researcher. Scharf also travelled extensively, sketching potential acquisitions and creating hundreds of sketchbooks filled with images of portraits, collections, people and places.…
By
Bryony Millan, Archivist
23 January 2013
