The house at Compton Verney was rescued, renovated and then opened
in 2004 as an art gallery by the Sir Peter Moores Foundation. Sir Peter was the
son of the former Everton chairman, Sir John Moores so I felt fully justified
in wearing my EFC tee-shirt under my jumper.
We saw some of Whistler’s better-known pieces in Washington
in the summer and much of this current display was of etchings normally housed
at the Hunterian in Glasgow. They didn’t do a lot for me, to be honest, though -
as is often the case - I think I can see why other people rate them.
The only remotely railway themed picture on view was one
such etching of two trains [I think, at a distance] going over Charing Cross
bridge.
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