Andrew Lambirth

Fluff and granite

<strong>Boucher and Chardin: Masters of Modern Manners</strong><br /> <em>The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, W1, until 7 September</em> <strong>Alan Green: Joan Miro<br /> </strong><em>Annely Juda Fine Art, 23 Dering Street, W1, until 18 July</em> 

issue 21 June 2008

Boucher and Chardin: Masters of Modern Manners
The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, W1, until 7 September

Alan Green: Joan Miro

Annely Juda Fine Art, 23 Dering Street, W1, until 18 July 

I can never visit the Wallace Collection without lamenting the filling of the erstwhile courtyard with an airless restaurant which scarcely does justice to the noble proportions of Hertford House.

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