Poussin to Seurat: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Scotland new exhibition opens soon at the Wallace Collection

From the 23 September to 19 December 2010 these drawings come to the Wallace Collection from the world famous collection of the National Gallery of Scotland.

In subject-matter, the exhibition ranges from the courtly art of Fontainebleau in the sixteenth century to the more down-to-earth imagery of the Realists and Impressionists in the nineteenth century. The chosen works closely relate to the holdings of the Wallace Collection. There are magnificent drawings by Claude, Watteau, Scheffer, Decamps and Delaroche – masters who are particularly associated with the collecting of Lord Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace. The most celebrated linkage, however, occurs with the inclusion of Poussin’s exceptional preparatory drawing for one of the greatest paintings in the Wallace Collection, the Dance to the Music of Time, the title of which was taken by Anthony Powell for his celebrated series of novels.

A private view of this fascinating exhibition can be enjoyed as part of any evening event taking place at the Wallace Collection. Please see our website www.wallacecollection.org/entertain for more information on hosting events at the Wallace Collection.

Image Credit Georges Seurat, Seated Nude: Study for 'Une Baignade', 1813 Courtesy of National Gallery of Scotland. Purchased with the assistance of funds from The Art Fund 1980

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