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The Wallace Collection is a national Art Museum located in London . It was established from the private collection of Sir Richard Wallace , which was bequeathed to The UK by his widow in 1897 . The museum opened to the public in 1900 , in Hertford House in Manchester Square . Admission is free. The collection includes Old Master paintings (such as '' The Laughing Cavalier ''), fine Porcelain such as Sèvres and Meissen , Armour , Eighteenth Century French furniture and diverse Objets D'art . A few years ago the inner courtyard was given a glass roof. The band Wallace Collection took its name from the museum. EXTERNAL LINK |
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