HG TALK: Echoes of the Sun King in Regional Victoria

Hamilton Gallery is the custodian of a rare and remarkable tapestry dating back to seventeenth-century France. But how did a regional gallery in Western Victoria come to house such a significant work of art?

Join Dr. Samantha Happé, the gallery curator as she explores the extraordinary journey of The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon by Judocus de Vos, drawn from Louis XIV’s royal manufacturers to its home in the Hamilton Gallery. Discover how the Sun King’s ambition shaped this remarkable tapestry’s creation, legacy, and eventual place in regional Victoria.

Tuesday 28 October, 2025 at 6 PM.

$15 pp Tickets available at reception or via Eventbrite.