An Afternoon at the Tate Britain

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After having lunch with a friend in the Green Park area I went on a long walk. It was a nice afternoon and I had just eaten a big meal. I walked through Green Park and St James' Park, along Whitehall, past the Houses of Parliament until I came to the Tate Britain. I had not been here for a few years and it was somewhere I wanted to visit again before I leave the UK. It is the home of British art, free entry and a great place to spend the afternoon.

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Photos

01 Still There
The anti-war protesters still haven't left Parliament Square- they are now on the footpath.

02 More Protesters
Persisting with their campaign.

03 Fighter Planes
Harrier by Fiona Banner.

04 Duveen Galleries
The Duveen Exhibition Galleries.

05 Fighter Planes
Jaguar by Fiona Banner.

06 Fighter Planes
Jaguar by Fiona Banner.

07 Big Arms
Not too sure the name or artist of this one.

08 Wide Lady
Painting of Mary Kytson, who looks very puffy.

09 Sketch
The Apotheosis of James I and Other Studies by Peter Paul Rubens. Its a sketch for the ceiling of the Banqueting Hall.

10 Heads
Heads of 6 of Hogarth's Servants by William Hogarth.

11 London
London: The Old Horse Guards Parade from St James' Park by Canaletto.

12 Close Up
London: The Old Horse Guards Parade from St James' Park by Canaletto. A close up of the guards.

13 Market
Covent Garden Market by Balthazar Nebot.

14 Building the Bridge
Westminster Bridge Under Construction by Richard Wilson.

15 Room
One of the many rooms in the gallery.

16 Interesting Interpretation
Three Studies for Figures at the base of a Crucifixion by Francis Bacon. This was based on photographs of the Nazi's.

17 Hamlet
Ophelia by John Everett Millais.
A character in one of Shakespeare's plays- Hamlet.

18 Nice Frame
The Eve of St Agnes by Arthur Hughes.

19 Tate
Sir Henry Tate by Thomas Brock. The founder of the Tate Galleries.

20 Famous Street Scene
St Martin in the Fields by William Logsdail.

21 Gypsies
The Vagrants by Frederick Walker. Based on seeing gypsies in Clapham Common.