Excerpt from The Art of the Wallace Collection: Including an Account of Its Founders, a Description of the Pictures, and a Survey of the Chief Exhibits in the Galleries Devoted to Objects of Art and Arms and Armour
Among the art galleries of London there is no one - not excepting that which has the pre-eminence of being called "National" - which is held in higher esteem, alike by the "man in the street" and the connoisseur, than the Wallace Collection. This is a remarkable fact when it is realized that Hertford House has been open to the public less than thirteen years. To explain such a rapid conquest of popular and expert favour is not difficult. For some years prior to the death of Sir Richard Wallace the fame of the pictures and other art treasures bequeathed to him by the fourth Marquis of Hertford was known far and wide, and those who had been allowed to roam through the salons of Hertford House were esteemed highly privileged persons. That mystery and romance had played a large part in the lives of the owners of that mansion was another factor in arousing keen interest in the collection.
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