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A richly illustrated book about the celebrated connoisseur, collector and philanthropist Sir Richard Wallace (1818-1890), published by the Wallace Collection to mark the bicentenary of his birth.
Includes 490 illustrations and new information on Wallace’s origins and life.
List of contents
CONTENTS foreword by xavier bray, director of the wallace collection 7 acknowledgements 10 PART ONE 15 1 who was sir richard wallace? 15 ii art agent to lord hertford and independent collector, 1842–57 41 iii curating lord hertford’s collection 75 iv a sense of place and purpose 117 PART TWO 157 v expanding the collection 157 vi curating the collection 205 vii taking art to the public 273 PART THREE 319 viii sir richard wallace’s death and its aftermath 319 Explanations: Prefixes, Dimensions and Glossary 348 Images of Wallace Collection works of art mentioned but not illustrated in the text 349 Map of Hertford and Wallace properties in Paris 366 A note on currency and prices 368 Chronology 369 Exhibitions to which Sir Richard and Lady Wallace made loans 383 Notes 386 Select Bibliography 417 Picture credits 421 Index 424
Summary
The first book dedicated to the fascinating nineteenth-century art collector and philanthropist Richard Wallace, with 490 illustrations and new information on Wallace’s origins and life.
