Museum for the middle-brows
Michael Hall talks to Sir Peter Moores about the ideals that lie behind his Creation of Compton Verney, which he describes as one of the most ‘artistically accessible collections in the country’.
Michael Hall, Sunday, 29th June 2008
Unless stated otherwise, the photographs illustrating this article are by Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd, courtesy of Compton Verney
1 Sir Peter Moores with a 1797 portrait of Admiral Nelson by Lemuel Francis Abbott. Photo: © Lyndon Parker
2 Compton Verney. Photo: John Kippin
3 Lot and his Daughters by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), c. 1530. Oil on panel, 55.9 x 39 cm
4 Animal model, Mexico, c. 1970.Papier-mâché, ht 74 cm Photo: www.kenadlard.co.uk
5 Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper (1608-72), c. 1657. Watercolour on vellum, ht 10.4 cm
6 Vesuvius Erupting by Charles-François Grenier de Lacroix (1700-82), 1761. Oil on canvas, 75 x 134.8 cm
7 Ritual food vessel and cover (dui), Chinese, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BC. Bronze, ht 24 cm
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