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Photographs taken by a member's husband.
Highlights of the Wallace Collection,
We were
most fortunate to have the professional service of a superb guide to
explain to us in such enlightening detail with apt and charming humour
the story of some of the numerous paintings - particularly Madame de
Pompadour (Francois Boucher), Titus (Rembrandt) and several Dutch
paintings.
Lunch was enjoyed in the most tastefully furnished conservatory
restaurant and then there was free time to view the Damien Hirst
collection of his new paintings and other parts of the huge Wallace
collection.
The beautiful home of the treasures on display and the friendly welcoming
atmosphere made for a hugely enjoyable visit.
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The Wallace Collection,
Manchester
Square,London W1.
The
Wallace Collection is a national museum displaying the wonderful works of
art collected in the 18th and 19th centuries by the first four Marquesses
of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the son of the 4th Marquess. It was
bequeathed to the British nation by Sir Richard's widow, Lady Wallace, in
1897.
No Love Lost, Blue Paintings by Damien
Hirst
This exhibition displays 25 new paintings by Damien
Hirst, including two triptychs, showing in the UK for the first
time. These paintings were created between 2006 and 2008 and
are "deeply connected with the past."
They are displayed in a classical environment and the
redecoration of the two galleries was funded by Hirst himself.
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