Christoph Vogtherr: Two Paintings for Marie-Antoinette's Bed Chamber in the Chateau of Marly, France, 1781 at The Wallace Collection
Overview
In 1781 the painters Nicolas- Rene Jollain and Hughes Taraval painted allegories of Sleep and Awakening for the Bed Chamber of Marie-Antoinette in Marly. For a long time the two paintings had been mistaken for much earlier works by Boucher or the young Fragonard. Today, they provide an important example for the Queen’s very conservative taste in painting, so different from her more adventurous patronage in the decorative arts.
Practical Information
24 January 2013
Venue Details & Map
Explore around The Wallace Collection
- Bakerloo
- Central
- Circle
- District
- Hammersmith & City
- Jubilee
- Metropolitan
- Northern
- Picadilly
- Victoria
- Waterloo & City
- DLR
- London Overground
- Tramlink
The Wallace Collection
- Address
-
Hertford House
Manchester SquareLondonW1U 3BN - Telephone:
- +44 (0)20 7563 9500
- Public transport:
- Tube: Bond Street, Baker Street, train: Marylebone Station.
- By Road:
- Turn left down Oxford St, cross over to the right hand side of the road, turn right up Duke St and cross over into Wigmore St. In Manchester Sq the Wallace Collection is
Getting There
Going to The Wallace Collection using public transport? Find the fastest route: