Delve into the lives of the women of the Wallace Collection, beginning with Lady Wallace, who bequeathed the collection to the nation in 1897. Learn more about the first female visitors to Hertford House, from the American collector Isabella Stewart Gardner to suffragist and art historian Lady Dilke. This tour will highlight the traces these women have left behind in the archive, taking you through historic photographs, rare books and archival papers.

Take part at the museum: This tour will take place in the Library on the Lower Ground Floor.