The Grand Tour at the Mauritshuis
September 7 2025
Picture: mauritshuis.nl
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Mauritshuis in The Hague will be opening a new exhibition later this month with a selection of Grand Tour treasures from UK Stately Homes.
According to their website:
The Grand Tour – Destination Italy takes you back to the 17th and 18th century, when young British aristocrats would set out on a multi-year educational journey across Europe upon completion of their studies, with Italy as the ultimate final destination. They liked to take home tangible memories for their British (country) houses – but instead of photographs or postcards, they fancied a portrait of themselves, cityscapes or Roman sculptures.
You can view these 'souvenirs' during the exhibition at the Mauritshuis. By rare exception, we have a number of masterpieces on loan from the monumental British country houses of Burghley House, Holkham Hall and Woburn Abbey.
The show will run from 18th September 2025 until 4th January 2026.
