Sixteen Gravesend Arts Society members enjoyed a group visit to the National Gallery in London on Tuesday September 29th.The sun was shining and we were greeted by our guide, Lucrezia Walker dressed in a striking white outfit. The theme of our tour was “Women in White” and our focus was on six paintings, including a medieval altarpiece, Botticelli’s “Venus and Mars”, Klimt’s portrait of Hermine Gallia and the tour culminated in the show stopping “Execution of Lady Jane Grey” by Paul Delaroche.
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