The Wallace Collection is a national museum situated near the busiest shopping area of London. Its tranquil surroundings is an oasis of arts in an otherwise bustling area. Among the collection are outstanding treasures of 18C French porcelain, French furniture, armoury and French and Dutch paintings. The collection is housed in the former London residence of the Marquesses of Hertford.

1. Wallace
Collection
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2. The Entrance Hall with its beautiful bronze gilded staircase balustrade made in France in 1719.

3. The Collection
The museum has a large number of armours and
weapons, including armours from other parts of the
world, particularly India.
The museum has an impressive collection of French
and Italian ceramic. Its collection of Serves ware is
vast and varies.
The house is filled with French Rococo furniture of
18C.
It has a large collection of paintings, in particular
French Rococo paintings, French Orientalism and
Dutch 17C paintings, supplemented by Venetian
vedute paintings.

4. The collection of artefacts are found mainly on the ground floor.

5. Armour

6. Weapons

7. Armour

8. Ceramic

9. Ceramic

10. Porcelain
Sevres wares were formerly produced in
the royal factory near Paris. The factory
produced porcelain for the nobility of
Europe.

11. Porcelain

12. Furniture

13. Clocks

14. The Great Gallery was specially built to display the family’s collection.

15. French Paintings

16. French Paintings

17. French Paintings

18. French Paintings

19. French Paintings

20. French Paintings

21. French Paintings

22. French Paintings

23. French Paintings

24. French Paintings

27. Elizabeth Vigee-Lebrun was
the best female portrait
painter of her times. She
painted over 30 portraits of
Marie Antoinette and her
family.

28. French Paintings

29. French Paintings

32. French Paintings

33. French Paintings

34. French
Revolution

35. Dutch Painting
A masterpiece by Frans Hals.

36. Dutch Painting

37. Dutch Painting

39. Dutch Painting

40. Dutch Painting

42. Dutch Painting

43. Dutch Painting

44. Dutch Painting
Huysum is most
well-known for his
still life of flower
paintings.

45. English Paintings

46. Italian Paintings

47. Italian Paintings

48. History & Fountain
The building was the family home of Marquess of
Hertford. In 1897, Lady Wallace, who was
French, died and left the collection and the house to
the nation. The Wallace Collection was opened to
the public as a national museum in 1990.
The family had a long association with France. The
3rd Marquess’ wife settled in Paris, in 1802. The 4th
Marquess moved more or less permanently to Paris
in 1838. The last heir Sir Richard Wallace grew up
and lived in Paris.
In 1872, it was Richard Wallace who donated some
50 drinking fountains to Paris, after his experience of
the 1870 siege of Paris by the Prussian army. The
fountains are common sights of Paris today.

49. The peaceful café-restaurant of the museum.

50. The
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