The Wallace Collection: A Chair Designed by William Kent - A Conservation Project @TheWallacecollection
The Wallace Collection: A Chair Designed by William Kent - A Conservation Project  @TheWallacecollection
Uploaded September 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The Wallace Collection recently completed conservation of an eighteenth-century English chair, which has not been able to be on display for some time because of its condition. The chair is believed to be part of a set, designed by William Kent in c.1730, and made for the 3rd Earl of Burlington at Chiswick House. William Kent was a decorative painter, architect and celebrated designer whose work was inspired by his travels to Italy.

This extensive work would not have been possible without the help of the Friends, Benefactors and members of the public who generously supported the conservation appeal.

Learn more about the project in this short documentary video.

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