Christine Riding is Director of Collections and Research and Curator of British Paintings at the National Gallery. Prior to this she was the Jacob Rothschild Head of the Curatorial Department. Before joining the National Gallery, Christine held curatorial positions at the Museum of London, Palace of Westminster, Tate and the Royal Museums Greenwich. She was also Deputy Editor of ‘Art History’ (Journal of the Association for Art History) and the Chair of The Association for Art History.