The National Gallery’s Masterpiece Tour is taking Pierre Mignard’s 1691 ‘Marquise de Seignelay’ to four UK museums from 29 August 2026 to 5 September 2027, beginning in South Shields. Mignard portrays Catherine-Thérèse as the sea goddess Thetis and her son as Achilles, combining family status, mythology and naval power in a single theatrical composition.
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Mignard’s ‘Marquise de Seignelay’ Begins a UK Tour
The 1691 portrait will be reinterpreted at four regional museums.
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