So with our tummies filled with love and whole lot of carbs we headed out to the London City, more specifically Bond Street. No, this wasn’t for more shopping but actually a bit of culture education.
We headed out to The Wallace Collection which is a well hidden piece of gem in Manchester Square.
A bit of history, the Wallace collection is an institution in honor of Lady Wallace’s, nee Amelie –Jule Castelnau’s late husband Sir Richard Wallace.
Sir Richard Wallace and his father, the 4th Marquis of Hertford, were connoisseurs, collectors and devoted Francophiles, spending most of their time in France, mainly Paris. The collections were left by the French woman under the condition that the gallery would have free entrance and also no item from the collection may be lent.
So if you want to the see more pictures like this happy…I think he’s happy ….chap here,
..chances are you will only see it here.
This is London’s answer to the Palace of Versailles and thank you Mrs W for making sure that us Londoners would be able to enjoy this beautiful collection.
So what’s in this beautiful collection – the collection mainly comprises of paintings and more paintings, gorgeous furniture, glassware, sculptures, armour, clocks and china.
The rooms itself were just gorgeous, it’s something you would imagine Buckingham palace to look like.
Each room had a unique wall color and mainly jewel color based. It was just gorgeous with heavy chandeliers and antique furnitures with carefully placed urns and clocks.
All rooms looked like they would have been successful Good Home covers, the 1500 editions.
There was also a massive room dedicated to religious treasures with paintings of angels, glass goblets and altar pieces.
All ,again, extremely beautiful and you do not have to be a arts connoisseur to appreciate this art. And the best bit, all of this for absolutely FREE!!
We headed out to The Wallace Collection which is a well hidden piece of gem in Manchester Square.
A bit of history, the Wallace collection is an institution in honor of Lady Wallace’s, nee Amelie –Jule Castelnau’s late husband Sir Richard Wallace.
Sir Richard Wallace and his father, the 4th Marquis of Hertford, were connoisseurs, collectors and devoted Francophiles, spending most of their time in France, mainly Paris. The collections were left by the French woman under the condition that the gallery would have free entrance and also no item from the collection may be lent.
So if you want to the see more pictures like this happy…I think he’s happy ….chap here,
..chances are you will only see it here.
This is London’s answer to the Palace of Versailles and thank you Mrs W for making sure that us Londoners would be able to enjoy this beautiful collection.
So what’s in this beautiful collection – the collection mainly comprises of paintings and more paintings, gorgeous furniture, glassware, sculptures, armour, clocks and china.
The rooms itself were just gorgeous, it’s something you would imagine Buckingham palace to look like.
Each room had a unique wall color and mainly jewel color based. It was just gorgeous with heavy chandeliers and antique furnitures with carefully placed urns and clocks.
All rooms looked like they would have been successful Good Home covers, the 1500 editions.
There was also a massive room dedicated to religious treasures with paintings of angels, glass goblets and altar pieces.
All ,again, extremely beautiful and you do not have to be a arts connoisseur to appreciate this art. And the best bit, all of this for absolutely FREE!!
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