Fri 26 Feb, 2021
Mansion House was built between 1739 and 1752, in the then fashionable Palladian style by the surveyor and architect George Dance the Elder. It is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London.
Mansion House is also home to The Harold Samuel Collection of Dutch and Flemish Seventeenth Century Paintings, described as “the finest collection of such works to be formed in Britain this century” (Sutton 1992). It consists of 84 paintings and includes some outstanding works by artists including Hendrick Avercamp, Gerard Ter Borch, Pieter Claesz, Aelbert Cuyp, Frans Hals, Pieter de Hooch, Jacob van Ruisdael, Jan Steen and David Teniers the Younger.
Guided tour of the art collection.
Followed by an optional lunch.