'The Most Fortunate Man of His Day / Sir Richard Wallace

In June 2018, the Wallace Collection opens its new £1.2 million exhibition space with 'Sir Richard Wallace: The Collector', an exhibition celebrating 200 years since the birth of the museum?s founder, Sir Richard Wallace. The exhibition explores the man, his life and his unprecedented contribution to the nation?s cultural heritage. The supposed illegitimate son of the Fourth Marquess of Hertford, Sir Richard Wallace unexpectedly inherited the Marquess?s dazzling collection of art, an act which was to change the direction of his own life and that of the masterpieces in his care. 00A major international philanthropist and cultural luminary of his time, yet also an enigmatic and private individual, Sir Richard believed in sharing his inheritance with a wider audience. He was also a prominent collector, adding extensively to the Collection prior to his death in 1890.00Exhibition: The Wallace Collection, London, UK (20.06.2018 - 06.01.2019) --