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| - | '''Wallace Collection''' was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] pop rock group active in the late 1960's and early 1970's. | + | :the band [[Wallace Collection (band)]] |
| - | Wallace Collection was formed from the ashes of a group called Sylvester's Team, three of which began playing under the name 16th Century along with bassist Christian Jannsens and two members of the [[Belgian National Philharmonic Orchestra]], Raymond Vincent and Jacques Namotte. | + | [[Image:Wallace Collection across Manchester Square.jpg|thumb|300px|The Wallace Collection across [[Manchester Square]] gardens]] |
| - | Wallace Collection based itself out of Britain, naming itself after [[Wallace Collection|the famous museum]] adjacent to the headquarters of their [[record label]], [[EMI]]. Their debut studio album, ''Laughing Cavalier'', was recorded at [[Abbey Road Studios]] and was released in 1969. The single "[[Daydream (song)|Daydream]]" became a hit in 21 countries, including going #1 in Belgium. In the wake of its success, the group toured Europe, the United States, Mexico, and South America. They also composed the soundtrack to a French film, ''[[La Maison]]'', in 1970. Later singles, such as "Love" and "Serenade", were hits in Belgium and some other countries but did not reach the level of "Daydream", and the group split up in 1971. | + | The '''Wallace Collection''' is a museum in [[London]], with a world-famous range of [[Fine art|fine]] and [[decorative art]]s from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries with large holdings of French 18th-century paintings, furniture, arms & armour, [[porcelain]] and [[Old Master]] paintings arranged into 25 galleries. |
| - | After Wallace Collection, Raymond Vincent started the band [[Esperanto (band)|Esperanto]]. Sylvain Vanholme became a successful Belgian [[record producer]]. | + | It was established in 1897 from the private collection mainly created by [[Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford]] (1800-1870), who left it and the house to his illegitimate son [[Sir Richard Wallace]] (1818-1890), whose widow bequeathed the entire collection to the nation. The museum opened to the public in 1900 in Hertford House, [[Manchester Square]], and remains there, housed in its entirety, to this day. A condition of the bequest was that no object ever leave the collection, even for loan exhibitions. Admission is free. |
| - | In 2005, the group reunited for performances with an altered lineup. | ||
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The Wallace Collection is a museum in London, with a world-famous range of fine and decorative arts from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries with large holdings of French 18th-century paintings, furniture, arms & armour, porcelain and Old Master paintings arranged into 25 galleries.
It was established in 1897 from the private collection mainly created by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford (1800-1870), who left it and the house to his illegitimate son Sir Richard Wallace (1818-1890), whose widow bequeathed the entire collection to the nation. The museum opened to the public in 1900 in Hertford House, Manchester Square, and remains there, housed in its entirety, to this day. A condition of the bequest was that no object ever leave the collection, even for loan exhibitions. Admission is free.
