GREAT LONDON HOUSES: THEIR HISTORY AND COLLECTIONS | The Wallace Collection with Sylvia Sagona

The Wallace Collection is housed in Hertford House in the elegant Marylebone neighbourhood of London.

The collection of art and decorative objects was assembled by the first four Marquess of Hartford from the 15^th to the 19^th centuries and was bequeathed to the public by Richard Wallace, philanthropist, Francophile, and illegitimate son of the 4^th Marquess.

It is renowned especially for its sumptuous display of Sèvres porcelain, armour, French tortoiseshell inlaid cabinets, and delicate paintings by Boucher and Watteau as well as masterpieces by Rembrandt, Hals, Velasquez, and Reynolds.

Each room, lit by dazzling chandeliers and sparkling display cabinets transports and delights.

SYLVIA SAGONA is an internationally recognised specialist on 19^th century French society. She retired from the French Department at The University of Melbourne to work on historical documentaries for French and Australian television.

This lecture is presented on-site at TJC. Please see your ticket for details.

This lecture is supported by The Colin Holden Charitable Trust.

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designed by Jean-Claude Chambellan Duplessis, the Elder (c.1695–1774)
possibly (cherubs) painted by Charles-Nicolas Dodin (1734 - 1803)
Manufacture de Sèvres (Sèvres, est. 1756)
Ecritoire 'à globes' (Inkstand), Sèvres, France, 1759
Soft-paste porcelain painted and gilded and silver-gilt mounts | 17 x 38 x 27.1 cm
collection of The Wallace Collection, London, inv:C488

Manufacture de Sèvres (Sèvres, est. 1756)
Marronnière 'tenant au plateau' (Chestnut basket and cover), Sèvres, France, 1760
Soft-paste porcelain, gilded | Basket: 16.4 x 13.6 cm | Plateau: 26.8 x 20.8 cm | Total height 13.3 cm
collection of The Wallace Collection, London, inv: C473