Dulwich Picture Gallery is an art gallery in Dulwich, south London, and the oldest public art gallery in England. Opened in 1817 to a design by Regency architect Sir John Soane, it became a landmark in museum architecture through its innovative use of natural light. Originally part of the College of God's Gift, the charitable foundation established by Edward Alleyn in the early 17th century, the gallery became an independent charitable trust in 1994. Its collection, formed through the purchase