Virtually explore the Wallace Collection with Smarthistory as your guide
Some background
videos + essays
Link to the Wallace Collection's website
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing
What’s that dog yapping about? This mischievous woman throws caution—and her slipper—to the wind.
Rosa Bonheur, Sheep in the Highlands
Before the artist could paint this pastoral scene, she had to petition the government… for the right to wear pants.
Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun, Madame Perregaux
Vigée Le Brun’s eye for drama and love of theatrical play bring this aristocratic portrait to life.
