Skip to content
Lecture

Patrick Bade
Victoria and Albert Museum, Part 5: The Henry Cole Wing

Sunday 3.08.2025

How to watch

This lecture starts on 3 August at 5:00pm (UK).

Summary

In the Henry Cole Wing we encounter one of London’s hidden gems, a little-known collection of paintings including works by Rembrandt, Louis Le Nain, Delacroix, Ingres, Courbet, Millet, and Degas. British artists represented include William Blake, Turner, Landseer, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Burne-Jones. We also find the finest collection of Constable’s outdoor oil sketches.

Patrick Bade

An image of Patrick Bade.

Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.