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collections of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences]. Budapest, 1917 (hereinafter: Divald 1917), 36. The rooms overlooking the Danube on the second floor "... were rented by the state for the National Picture Gallery the core of which was the Esterházy gallery tended in the Academy until 1871... The entrance at the right-hand end of the second floor corridor of the building originally led into the Esterházy gallery the rooms of which were used by the Historical Picture Gallery after the opening of the Museum of Fine Arts in the City Park." 12 Divald 1917, 36; Szabó 2004, 26; Papp, Gábor György: 'A Magyar Tudományos Akadémia és a művészetek a 20. században' [The Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the arts in the 20th century]. In: Cat. Budapest 2004, 33-40 (hereinafter: Papp 2004). 13 Sinkó 2009, 21. In rooms I-X. The separate royal pavilion with the portraits of the members of the royal family was marked room XI. See N[ádai]. P[ál].: 'A magyar történelmi képcsarnok megnyitása' [The opening of the Hungarian historical picture gallery]. Archeológiai Értesítő XIV/3, 1894, 271-272, 272 (hereinafter: N. P. 1894); Bacher, Béla: 'A Szépművészeti Múzeum története' [History of the Museum of Fine Arts]. In: Pogány, Ö. Gábor (ed.): A Szépművészeti Múzeum 1906-1956 [The Museum of Fine Arts 1906-1956]. Budapest, 1956, 5-48 (hereinafter: Bacher 1956), 29; Fejős, Imre: 'A Magyar Történelmi Képcsarnok 75 éve' [75 years of the Hungarian Historical Picture Gallery]. Művészettörténeti Értesítő 1959/4, 285-290 (hereinafter Fejős 1959), 287. 14 MF A Archive, 115/1893. As the correspondence reveals, during the preparations for the Millennial Exhibition the idea of pulling down the royal pavilion was also raised. 15 MFA Archive, 112/1894, Gyula Jungfer's invoice dated 17 May 1894. 16 MFA Archive, 457/1907 and 556/1907. 17 MFA Archive, 50/1893. 18 MFA Archive, 128-129/1894. 19 N. P. 1894, 271. Cited: Vayer, Lajos: 'A Magyar Történelmi Képcsarnok metszetgyűjteménye' [The print collection of the Hungarian Historical Picture Gallery]. Magyar Könyvszemle LXIV, 3, 1940, 283-285 (hereinafter: Vayer 1940), 283; Sinkó 2009, 21. 20 Fejős 1959,287. 21 Excerpt from K. Pulszky's letter of 28 February 1892 to the minister for education and culture (MFA Archive, 36/1892): see note 4. 22 Vadas, Ferenc: 'Új Nemzeti Múzeum és könyvtártervek a századfordulón' [New National Museum and library plans at the turn of the century]. Ars Hungarica XXII, 1994/1, 137-146, 138. 23 The phrase features frequently in the contemporary press. 24 See Eszter Gábor's description: Cat. 2004, Nr. 127. 25 Szabó 2004, 29. 26 Fejős 1959,287: "Undeservedly defamed Károly Pulszky, the founder of the institution, was dismissed from his position. He was replaced by Ernő Kammerer, with secretary general János Peregriny, then Zoltán Felvinczi Takács as managing directors." 27 MFA Archive, 457/1907. 28 MFA Archive, 556/1907. 29 Divald 1917, 36: "On the second floor and the upper level of the pavilion in the Danube wing" ... of the palace. Akadémiai Értesítő XVIII, nos. 212213, 1907, 563. "The secretary-general reports that the National Museum of Fine Arts has invited our Academy to the opening of the Historical Picture Gallery (5 June 1907). At the opening the Academy was represented by Gusztáv Heinrich and Tivadar Ortvay." Fejős 1959, 287. (He gives 4 June 1907 as the date of opening.) "In the history of the building the third floor played several roles as its rooms lit from above are well suited for exhibitions." - as György Rózsa wrote: A Magyar Tudományos Akadémia palotája [The palace of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences]. Budapest, 1982 (hereinafter Rózsa 1982), 28. 105