“The Virgin and Child” after Master of the Magdalen Legend (active between: c. 1483 – c. 1530) in the smoking room of The Wallace Collection, Marylebone, London, England

From Wikipedia:

Smoking Room

Displays: Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Works of Art

The Smoking Room exhibits paintings and works of art from the Medieval and Renaissance periods, including the greater part of Sir Richard Wallace’s collection of Italian Renaissance maiolica. Sir Richard Wallace would have invited his male guests to the Smoking Room after dinner, to discuss affairs of the day over an enjoyable pipe or cigar. The room had oriental interiors, with walls lined with Turkish-style tiles made by the Minton factory in Stoke-on-Trent, the floor laid with a patterned mosaic. A small section of this interior survives in the alcove at the north end of the room. This was not only a highly fashionable look for a late Victorian smoking room but also practical, ensuring the smell of smoke did not linger in any fabric furnishings.

From The Wallace Collection website:

This picture is an inferior example of a prototype by the Master of the Magdalen Legend, many versions of which are known. The original composition probably derived from a lost composition by Rogier van der Weyden (c.1399-1464). A comparable work is in the Mayer van den Bergh Museum, Antwerp.

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: The Wallace Collection, London
Material: Oil on oak panel
Artist: After Master of the Magdalen Legend (active between: c. 1483 – c. 1530)
Date: about 1500 – 1525

Image details
Date: 8 December 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/15s
ISO: 800
Licensing: Image of a Wallace Collection asset. This image cannot be licensed.