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Check out our latest video and take a look behind closed doors here at the Wallace Collection. 👀🔑 Unlock the secrets of this 17th-century Japanese lacquer cabinet, with Director Xavier Bray and Curatorial Assistant Julia Van Zandvoort. Find out more about this elegant piece

Blue runs throughout our collection, from Renaissance bowls and Baroque portraits to luxurious 19th-century armchairs. Evoking the sea and sky, blue is at the most popular colour in the world: at once confident and calming. 💙 💎

The clock’s ticking 🕰️ What lies behind the gilt bronze shimmer of André-Charles Boulle’s clocks? Visit our free display, ‘Keeping Time: Clocks by Boulle,’ to hear the precise sound of 300-year-old craftsmanship in action. On view until 2 March.

Which famous queen appears in this atmospheric miniature? 🍂 #GuessTheStory Share your thoughts in the comments below! 👇 - #WallaceCollection #DecorativeArts #Miniatures #TheWallaceCollection

Friday night weirdness🍸 From the 17th century to today, some social occasions never change. Tag yourself at a party. We’re the guy throwing a peace sign while he makes a brisk exit in detail 2 ...

We’ve gathered together a selection of stunning portraits from our collection in honour of Women’s History Month. Can you guess their identities? 🤔⁠

March winds and April showers bring May flowers ☁️🌿 #March #SpringStorms #WallaceCollection #DutchArt #Hobbema☁️⛅

Step inside the stormy darkness of Dante's inferno. Director of Collections and Research Alison Smith and Director Xavier Bray introduce us to one of the Wallace Collection's most dramatic paintings: Ary Scheffer's Francesca da Rimini. #WallaceCollection #AryScheffer #Dante

Happy #WomensHistoryMonth at The Wallace Collection! 💜🎨 Celebrating Rosa Bonheur, France's leading 19th-century animal painter. In this small yet striking painting, sprightly deer amble through an autumnal scene, bringing the wilderness to life. 🍂🦌

First day of spring!🌿☀️⁠ ⁠ We’d love to bask in the sunshine of this French landscape—complete with a luscious cantaloupe, a puppy, and a natural parasol of trees. 🌈✨⁠

Hoist the flag! 🚩 Our major exhibition 'Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur' opens 28 March. Book now to experience over 40 new works from one of Britain's most acclaimed artists. #DelusionsofGrandeur #WallaceCollection #GraysonPerry

✨ 'Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur' opens this Friday! ✨   ⁠ ⁠ In this exceptional ceramic, Alan Measles meets Shirley Smith... and we can't wait for you to meet her too.  ⁠

'Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur' is now open! ✨   Explore a total artwork in which Perry weaves a multilayered story about his own preoccupations, as well as society’s obsessions with status, taste and identity.    #GraysonPerry #WallaceCollection

Browsing through M&S like... 🍈 A young woman tests the ripeness of a melon – a fruit that proves nature’s appearances can be deceiving. 👀 🍎

Sunday morning croissants, anyone? 🥐 ⁠ ⁠ This 17th-century painting shows a boy bringing bread into the tiled hallway of a Dutch house. Sun glows through the stained-glass windows, lighting up the woman’s red skirt with a radiance reminiscent of Vermeer.⁠ ⁠

🗡️ Jewelled daggers as an accessory 🗡 This dazzling 17th-century dagger– set with nearly two thousand rubies, diamonds, and emeralds — reflects the immense wealth of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. See it in our Arms and Armour collection today.

Which spring item are you most excited about wearing? 👗💅

Today marks the 250th birthday of #JMWTurner, the great English artist.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #Turner #Turner250 ⁠#WallaceCollection⁠

A lady in red satin draws from statuettes based on ancient sculpture. This 17th century 'moral' painting offers us a glimpse into the concerns of the virtue-seeking Dutch empire, which had become incredibly affluent but lived in constant dread of being corrupted by materialism.

Explore the catalogue accompanying 'Delusions of Grandeur', complete with behind-the-scenes texts written by Grayson Perry, drawings, and rich illustrations bringing the exhibition to life. Bloomsbury Books UK #GraysonPerry #Bloomsbury #VictoriaMiro #WallaceCollection