Rococo - The Royal Taste of Versailles

The Wallace Collection is the feast of Rococo art is breath-taking furniture, dazzling armour and… romance. 

Art tour by Sanela Tomlinson

Choose your day:

Thursday, the 19th of April 13:00 - 15:30

Friday, the 20th of April 18:30 - 21:00

Saturday 21st of February 13:00 - 15:30

Marie Antoinette is sometimes credited for refining the rococo style that marked the “reign” of Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s most brilliant and influential mistress. The Louis XV style, a French variant of the rococo the best presented in London at the Wallace Collection.

Get ready to experience paintings of overgrown gardens, garden parties, dancing people, sweet portraits of children and romantic intrigues. Enjoy while your eyes gaze calmly at the pastel colour pattern of the Rococo art. 

About your art guide:

Sanela Tomlinson is a Christies Education and Glasgow University graduate. Currently undertaking a Masters at King’s College in Art and Cultural Management. She has previously worked with Christie’s, the Hunterian Museum, Art16 and is now part of the Private Art Education team. Her research interests focus on cultural diplomacy, cultural heritage, art law and art history, notably Renaissance to Modernism. As an artist herself, her unique outlook on the process of painting will make you look at artworks like never before.

Art experience: 

- 1,5 hours art tour,

- 1-hour networking after the tour, tea/coffee/lunch in museum restaurant with the arranged table in advance (food and beverages are not included)

Address: The Wallace Collection, Manchester Square, W1U 3BN

Meeting point - near the grand staircase