BY POPULAR DEMAND | THE WALLACE COLLECTION with Sylvia Sagona

Displayed in the sumptuous London town house of the first four Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the Wallace Collection is a treasure trove of French painting, porcelain, gold boxes and furniture from the 18th century, as well as art work by Titian, Rembrandt, Hans Hals, Velasquez and English portraitists. It bears witness to the fascination that the French 18th century held for the British.

We will explore both the house and the collection, as well as the fate of the now lost French Wallace Collection bequeathed to Lady Sackville.

Sylvia Sagona is Fellow of the School of Languages at the University of Melbourne (Department of French and Italian Studies) and specialises in 19th century French art and society.