Wallace Collection (London, England)

Stephen Duffy

Paul Delaroche was a hugely popular painter during his lifetime, first making his name with a series of historical scenes which enjoyed great acclaim at the Paris Salon. His renown extended far beyond his native country. Honored by almost every major academy, his pictures were sought by collectors in Britain, Germany, and Russia. One of his British patrons, Richard Seymour Conway (1800-1870), 4th Marquis of Hertford, acquired ten of his oil paintings and two watercolors. This group, one of the most extensive outside France, is in The Wallace Collection, which houses Lord Hertford's collections in what was once his London residence. Curator Stephen Duffy discusses in detail the twelve works, and in an introductory essay examines the life and career of the artist, on whom there will be also an exhibition at the National Gallery, London, 2010.

Paintings in the Wallace Collection

Paul Delaroche, 1797-1856

Paul Delaroche

The first in-depth study of the most important collection - outside Paris - of Delaroche's paintings, offering the only concise introduction to the artist available.Paul Delaroche was one of the most important French artists of the nineteenth century. His historical scenes, including The Princes in the Tower (1830) and The Execution of Lady Jane Grey (1833), drew huge crowds at the Paris Salon, and a mural he painted for the Ecole des Beaux Arts showing The Artists of All Ages became the most famous monumental painting in France.This catalog of the remarkably representative group of paintings by Delaroche in the Wallace Collection provides a much needed introduction to an artist whose importance is being increasingly realized.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Carrie Rebora Barratt

"This illustrated volume, which accompanies an exhibition originating at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and traveling to The Wallace Collection in London, illuminates not only the creation of this painting but the competitive process of making portraits in order to advance political power. Barratt includes an edited version of Sully's engrossing journal, the diary of a highly articulate and entrepreneurial American in London with his twenty-one-year-old daughter during the exciting coronation year. Both the exhibition and the book have been undertaken at this time to commemorate the anniversary of Queen Victoria's death in January 1901 - an event sure to garner considerable attention on both sides of the Atlantic."--BOOK JACKET.

Queen Victoria and Thomas Sully

This book discusses each of these and illustrates all of them in color for the first time. It also provides a valuable biographical introduction with illustrations of related paintings and drawings by Bonington and his contemporaries. It will appeal not only to those who enjoy the work of this delightful artist but to anyone interested in British painting during one of its greatest eras.

Wallace Collection (London, England)

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