Wallace Collection
#157🖼️ Art & EncyclopedicLondon, United Kingdom

Wallace Collection

An aristocratic London town house museum

About the museum

Bequeathed to the nation in 1897, this Manchester Square town house holds the eclectic collection of the Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace.

Must-see highlights

  • ◆Laughing Cavalier (Frans Hals)
  • ◆Swing (Fragonard)
  • ◆European armour
  • ◆Sèvres porcelain
  • ◆Free entry

Recognition

🏆 Free entry

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