Curator’s Talk: Mignard and the Marquise: a closer look
South Shields Museum and Art Gallery, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2JA
Tuesday 3rd November 2026 2:00PM
Join Dr Mary McMahon, Associate Curator, at the National Gallery, for a talk and Q&A session at the museum.
Discover the story behind Pierre Mignard's The Marquise de Seignelay (1691), currently on display at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, as part of the National Gallery Masterpiece Tour. Learn about the painting’s artistic significance, its place in Mignard's career, and how this iconic work came to be shown in South Tyneside.
Tickets are restricted to 2 per visitor.
Find out more about the exhibition.
Date: Tuesday 3 November
Times: 11am - 12pm and 2pm - 3pm
Location: South Shields Museum & Art Gallery Learning Room
Artwork Credit: Pierre Mignard, 'The Marquise de Seignelay', 1691 © The National Gallery, London
Discover the story behind Pierre Mignard's The Marquise de Seignelay (1691), currently on display at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, as part of the National Gallery Masterpiece Tour. Learn about the painting’s artistic significance, its place in Mignard's career, and how this iconic work came to be shown in South Tyneside.
Tickets are restricted to 2 per visitor.
Find out more about the exhibition.
Date: Tuesday 3 November
Times: 11am - 12pm and 2pm - 3pm
Location: South Shields Museum & Art Gallery Learning Room
Artwork Credit: Pierre Mignard, 'The Marquise de Seignelay', 1691 © The National Gallery, London
Event Details
From 2:00PM to 3:00PM
