Liverpools Walker Art Gallery
It came as a suprise to some and a blow to others (manchester) when Liverpool was declared as the Capital of European Culture for 2008,how can this be some may ask,well Liverpool has a fantastic heritage going back to Roman times and of course we have some of the worlds most famous paintings,one is in The Walker Art Gallery,it was painted by William Frederick Yeames, 1835-1918,the painting was bought in 1878 and in the first year after the gallery opened,it is one of the favourite paintings on display,there is so much to know about the picture and what is happening.Watch this blog,I will expand on who is whom,what is being said and why.
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