Whilst art galleries and museums in London and Florence are closed, sadly all Gallery Talks have been put on hold. In the meantime, I am posting a series of art quizes, each on a specific theme and based on one museum.
The second quiz covers paintings in the Wallace Collection and the theme is 'People at the Wallace Collection'.
Please send me your answers by email or via the Contact form. A prize will be given to the first person to send me a full set of correct answers.
Gallery Talks Quiz 3 - 'People at the Wallace Collection'
- What is the title of Frans Hals' famous portrait of a man painted in 1624?
- Who painted 'The Lady with a Fan' in the late 1630s to early 1640s?
- Which well-known actress from Georgian England appears in portraits by three different artists at the Wallace Collection?
- Which ancient philosopher is depicted as a child reading in Vincenzo Foppa's fresco painting of c.1464?
- Which King of Great Britain was painted by Thomas Lawrence in a huge portrait in 1822?
- What is the name of the female artist who painted the charming portrait of 'Madame Perregaux' on the eve of the French Revolution in 1789?
- Who painted 'The Swing' in 1767, one of the best-known paintings in the Wallace Collection?
- François Boucher’s 1759 portrait of which mistress to King Louis XV of France hangs near 'The Swing'?
- Phillippe Le Roy commisioned which Flemish artist to paint his portrait together with that of his new wife on an ambitious scale in 1630-31?
- Which artist's portrait of his son 'Titus' c.1657 hangs opposite his 'Self-Portrait in a Black Cap' of c.1637?
- Titian depicted which two figures from Classical Mythology in his large painting of 1553-62, one of his 'poesie' series of pictures, painted for King Philip II of Spain?
- Which Queen of Great Britain appears in a portrait by Thomas Sully painted in 1838?
- What is the title of Nicolas Poussin’s c.1635-6 painting of four allegorical figures dancing in a circle to music played by the figure of Time?
- Who painted the famous virtuoso ballerina of the Paris Opéra 'Madame de Camargo Dancing' in 1730?
- How many figures are depicted in 'A Boy Bringing Bread' 1660-3, by Pieter de Hooch?