Not a face youd want to come across on a dark night!đŸ‘ș @TheWallacecollection
Not a face youd want to come across on a dark night!đŸ‘ș @TheWallacecollection
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Join Dr Xavier Bray, Director of the Wallace Collection, and Keith Dowen, Curator of Arms and Armour, as they take a closer look at a striking painted helmet from the early 16th century.⁠
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Both a practical helmet and a work of art in its own right, find out more about this remarkable survivor and other masterpieces from the Collection's armouries in our upcoming Summer School: wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/arms-and-armour-summer-school-2025
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Not a face you'd want to come across on a dark night!đŸ‘ș

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