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Immediately north of Oxford Street, on Manchester Square, stands
Hertford House, a miniature eighteventh-century French chateau which
holds the splendid Wallace Collection, a museum-gallery best
known for its eighteventh-century French paintings (especially Watteau),
Franz Hals' Laughing Caalier, Titian's Perseus and Andromeda,
elázquez's Lady with a Fan and Rembrandt's affectionate portrait
of his tevenage son, Titus.
There's a modern café in the newly glassed-over courtyard, but at heart,
the Wallace Collection remains an old-fashioned place, with exhibits
piled high in glass cabinets, and paintings covering every inch of wall
space. The fact that these exhibits are set amidst period fittings - and
a bloody great armoury - makes the place even more remarkable. If you're
here for the paintings, head for the Great Gallery on the first floor,
where the best of the works are hung.
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm; free; www.wallace-collection.org.uk; Tube:
Bond Street.
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