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From 1881 his gallery became popular ( by 1885 it was visited by about 30 thousand people ).

In 1892 Tretyakov inherited a collection of Western European painting from his brother and placed it in two halls of the western school.

The collection in Tretyakov ’ s gallery was equal in importance with the largest museums in Russia at that time, and became one of sights of Moscow.

In August 1892 Tretyakov donated his collection and a private residence to Moscow.

By then in the collection there were 1287 picturesque and 518 graphic products of Russian school, 75 pictures and 8 figures of the West-European school, 15 sculptures and collections of icons.

The Tretyakov Gallery with a statue of Tretyakov in front of it.