The Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection

Overview

The Wallace Collection is a free to the public art collection that is houes in the once home of the Seymour family. It is located in Manchester Square, in the City of Westminster and is split into six different departments determined by type. It was first established as a private collections of Richard Seymour in 1897, but was donated to the nation by his widow after his death to be a public collection.

Background

Inside The Wallace Collection, one can find works of many different types such as Ceramics and Glass, or Arms and Armor. There are 25 different galleries where one can wooed and impressed by 18th century French paintings and such. The collection is displayed in the private home of the late Wallace's.

Floor 1

Billiard Room

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Oriental Armoury

The collection of the Oriental Arms was acquired mostly by the 4th Marquess of Hertford in Paris prior to his death in 1870 and was chosen by the museum for the relics fine craftsmanship and exotic, Eastern opulence and beauty. Most of the weapons in the exhibit are Indian, Persian and Turkish from the 15th to 19th century while the armour is mostly from Indo-Persia in the 18th and 19th century. These objects were collected since they were highly sought after back in the Parisian society times and today the collection is widely recognized for being one of the largest and finest collections in the UK.

Unlike medieval arms and weaponry, oriental has more colour and more embellishments. The arms used animal tusks and bones like ivory and buffalo horn and were usually silver gilded. The art was detailed and full of bright vibrant colours like pinks, blues and yellows. Many items were gold encrusted with jewels such as vases and tea pots.

European Armory I

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European Armory II

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European Armory III

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Smoking Room

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16th Century Gallery

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Front State Room

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Back State Room

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Dining Room

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Floor 2

Landing

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Boudior

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West Gallery I

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West Gallery II

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West Gallery III

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Great Gallery

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East Gallery I

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East Gallery II

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East Gallery III

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East Drawing Room

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Large Drawing Room

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Small Drawing Room

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Oval Drawing Room

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Study

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Cabinet

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Basement

The Ritblat Conservation Gallery

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Porphyry Court

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