The
Wallace Collection
June 2004
Londoners and visitors alike need look no further than the Wallace Collection
for a whole host of free activities this June.
Treasure
of the Month
A MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON
The French miniature painter Jean-Baptiste Isabey painted many portraits
of Napoleon, but, after the Emperor’s fall from power, was also
quite prepared to paint his former enemies. The Wallace Collection owns
a fine version of Isabey’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington, perhaps
Napoleon’s greatest opponent.
STEPHEN DUFFY will discuss this miniature on Monday 7 June and Monday
28 June at 1pm.
Special Event
LOVE STORIES BY MO THROP
Thursday 24th June
10:00am - 5:00pm
Mo Throp, Academic Coordinator at Chelsea College of Art & Design
will be showing her “Love Stories” on a two screen video installation
in the West Gallery amongst some of the most romantic images in the Wallace
Collection. Visitors will sit on the centrally-placed love seat alongside
such iconic and erotic images such as Fragonard’s The Swing and
experience a choreographed compilation of love-scenes from several movies.
Mo will be available to talk about her work either between 10am &
12.30pm or 1.30pm & 4.30pm in the West Gallery.
Admission Free – No need to book
Free Lecture
(the Lecture Theatre)
BATH: A CITY OF ARTISTS AND COLLECTORS 1700 TO TODAY
Wednesday 2nd June
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Experience the atmosphere of the City of Bath with CHRISTOPHER WOODWARD,
Director of the Holburne Museum, Bath. Hear how artists such as Thomas
Gainsborough and the young Thomas Lawrence painted the glittering society
of the spa resort in the 18th century and how, in the 19th-century, the
city became a place of elegant retirement which attracted collectors such
as William Beckford and Sir William Holburne.
Admission Free – No need to book
Concerts
BBC RADIO 3 INVITATION CONCERTS
The Lufthansa
Festival of Baroque Music, now in its 20th anniversary year, is one of
the leading music festivals in Europe and known internationally for its
adventurous programming. Its theme this year is Commedia dell'Arte and
carnival. Two concerts in the series will be held at the Wallace Collection.
Cont/……
20th May
2004
12noon – 1:00pm
Paul Agnew: Tenor
Beatrice Martin: Harpsichord
Paul Agnew will perform French baroque songs from the time of Louis XIV,
a period in history which inspired some of the most inventive and intimate
vocal music ever written in France. The concert is inspired by Jean-Antoine
Watteau's 1718 painting The Music Party (Les charmes de la vie).
Sunday 13th
June
12noon - 1:00pm
Mitzi Meyerson: Harpsichord
Inspired by Jean-Antoine Watteau's 1717 painting Harlequin and Columbine,
this concert will revisit the Paris of the eighteenth century and explore
the grace, subtlety and complexity of French harpsichord repertoire during
the golden years at the Palace of Versailles.
Tickets are
free and available only from the Lufthansa Festival Office, St. John's,
Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA. 020 7222 1061
Adult
Art Classes
SUMMER ABUNDANCE!
Saturday 12th June
11:00am - 4:00pm
A chance to capture the lovely colours and textures of summer's flowery
abundance in watercolours.
With artist GILLIAN BARLOW.
Cost: £20
To Book: 020 7563 9551 / booking@wallacecollection.org
ARCHITRAVES,
BALUSTRADES AND COURTYARDS
Saturday 26th June
11:00am - 4:00pm
The Wallace Collection building offers a wonderful array of architectural
details. Participants can choose from the 18th century building, with
its columns and classical elements, or the modern glass and steel structure
of the Courtyard Development and make their own architectural studies
under the guidance of architect JEREMY LEVER.
Cost: £20
To Book: 020 7563 9551 / booking@wallacecollection.org
The
Wallace Collection
Hertford house
Manchester Square
London W1U
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