The Hague – From 18 September 2025 to 4 January 2026 the Mauritshuis will be presenting The Grand Tour – Destination Italy, featuring masterpieces from three of the UK’s most esteemed stately homes: Burghley House, Holkham Hall and Woburn Abbey. The art in this exhibition was collected on Grand Tours in the 17th and 18th centuries, when young British aristocrats finished their education by spending several years travelling in continental Europe.
The highlights will include an impressive portrait of Thomas William Coke (Holkham Hall) by Pompeo Batoni, work by Angelica Kauffman (Burghley House) and two grand Venetian cityscapes by Canaletto, all of them on display in the Netherlands for the first time.
On this page, you'll find press releases about the exhibition and visual material.
Please note: these images are exclusively intended for publications about the Mauritshuis and our collection. They may not be used for commercial purposes. We also ask that you always include the provided credit lines when using the images.
Persbeelden The Grand Tour - Destination Italy
Pompeo Batoni. Portrait of Thomas William Coke, 1774, Holkham Hall. © with the kind permission of the Earl of Leicester and the Trustees of the Holkham Estate.
Claude Gellée, called Le Lorrain, View of a Seaport and Amphitheatre, Holkham Hall . © with the kind permission of the Earl of Leicester and the Trustees of the Holkham Estate.
