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Wallace Collection
Hertford
House
Manchester Square
London
W1U 3BN
+44 (0)20 7563 9500
This world-class
collection of art was largely put together by the Fourth Marquess
of Hertford, a recluse who lived in Paris. He was helped by
his illegitimate son, Richard Wallace who eventually inherited
the collection. They were able to buy many of the paintings,
porcelain and furniture that make up the collection cheaply
in post-Revolutionary France, because of its politically dangerous
associations. Richard Wallace finally moved the collection
to England due to the unstable situation there, and added
many examples of Renaissance ceramics, bronzes, armour, and
jewelry over the years. His wife finally left the collection
to the nation in 1897.
Cost:
Free
Nearest Tube: Bond Street
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