Gilded Interiors: French Masterpieces of Gilt Bronze - Exhibition Introduction

This film with curator Helen Jacobsen explores our exhibition Gilded Interiors: French Masterpieces of Gilt Bronze, a free exhibition open from 4 May – 30 July 2017, which brought together outstanding objects from the late eighteenth century, and introduced a significant art form that is frequently overlooked. This exhibition showcased luxurious artworks commissioned and owned by the wealthiest patrons and collectors, including leading figures of pre-revolutionary France like Marie-Antoinette, the duc d’Aumont and the comte d’Artois as well international patrons such as the Prince of Wales (later George IV). Artists such as Pierre Gouthière, François Rémond and Claude Pition, who ran the finest chasing and gilding workshops, created beautiful works, equal in expense and craftsmanship to some of the greatest paintings and sculpture of the period. #GildedInteriors Join the conversation: Instagram: @wallacemuseum Facebook: @wallacecollection Twitter: @WallaceMuseum