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Away Day to Wallace Collection, Hertford House, London
October 21, 2023
We are arranging an Away day for members to the Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U3BN on Saturday October 21.
There will be a guided tour of the gallery at 2.00 pm , after which you can browse the gallery at your own pace. Lunches and teas are available in the beuatiful Courtyard Restaurant.
Members make their own way to the collection. Train to Victoria followed by bus to the gallery is a convenient option.
More about the collection
The Wallace Collection’s 28 rooms, decorated with elaborate gilding and wall silks, display an exceptional collection of paintings, sculptures, furniture, arms and armour, and porcelain. The celebrated collection was acquired in the 18th and 19th centuries by the Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the son of the 4th Marquess.
Highlights include The Rainbow Landscape by Peter Paul Rubens; The Laughing Cavalier by Frans Hals; and The Swing by Watteau. There is also a fine collection of French furniture and objets d’art from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Check the website: https://www.wallacecollection.org/