JW Waterhouse competition

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We've teamed up with the Royal Academy of Arts to offer you the chance to win a luxury weekend in London. This fabulous prize is being offered to tie in with the Royal Academy's exhibition, J.W. Waterhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite, which includes one of the Walker's paintings, Echo and Narcissus.

How to enter

You need to tell us which artwork is the odd one out. Four of the paintings on the following page are from the Walker's collection and the other is from the Royal Academy. Simply tell us which is from the Royal Academy and you could be the winner. Remember to read the terms and conditions before entering.

See the paintings and enter the competition here.

The prize

The prize for you and a guest includes two nights accommodation at the luxurious five-star Rocco Forte's Brown's Hotel, situated around the corner from the Royal Academy of Arts, tickets to the exhibition and first class return tickets from Virgin trains which includes free wi-fi onboard and the use of First Class lounges at London Euston and Liverpool. The prize can only be taken on the weekend of 4-5 September 2009.

About the exhibition

J.W. Waterhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite runs 27 June - 13 September 2009. This major retrospective of Pre-Raphaelite artist, John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) will feature over 40 paintings together with sketchbooks and drawings from public and private collections worldwide.

The exhibition will consider how Waterhouse's paintings reflect his engagement with contemporary issues ranging from medievalism and the classical heritage to spiritualism and the New Woman. Born the year the Pre-Raphaelites declared their rebellion against the Royal Academy, Waterhouse also inherited their taste for Tennyson, Keats, and Shakespeare, and drew from classical myth as interpreted by Homer and Ovid.

 

 

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