Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight
Port Sunlight, UK
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Museum Address
Lower Road, Port Sunlight, Bebington, Wirral CH62 5EQ, United Kingdom
Port Sunlight, UK
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The Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight, Merseyside, was built by soap manufacturer William Hesketh Lever (1st Viscount Leverhulme) and opened in 1922 as a memorial to his wife Elizabeth. Port Sunlight itself is a model village Lever built for his factory workers.
The collection reflects Lever's personal taste for Pre-Raphaelite painting, 18th-century portraiture, and Wedgwood pottery (Lever held the largest private Wedgwood collection in the world). Works by Rossetti, Burne-Jones, Lord Leighton, and Millais fill the galleries. The Chinese ceramics, English furniture, and ancient sculpture collections add variety to what is essentially one man's refined eye preserved in a purpose-built setting.
Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight in Port Sunlight, UK houses 1 masterpiece in our database, including works by William Holman Hunt. Notable works include The Scapegoat.
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Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight is located in Port Sunlight, UK. The museum is in Port Sunlight, UK, and it's a worthwhile stop for art lovers.
The Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight, Merseyside, was built by soap manufacturer William Hesketh Lever (1st Viscount Leverhulme) and opened in 1922 as a memorial to his wife Elizabeth. Port Sunlight itself is a model village Lever built for his factory workers.The collection reflects Lever's personal taste for Pre-Raphaelite painting, 18th-century portraiture, and Wedgwood pottery (Lever held the largest private Wedgwood collection in the world).
The Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight, Merseyside, was built by soap manufacturer William Hesketh Lever (1st Viscount Leverhulme) and opened in 1922 as a memorial to his wife Elizabeth. Port Sunlight itself is a model village Lever built for his factory workers.The collection reflects Lever's personal taste for Pre-Raphaelite painting, 18th-century portraiture, and Wedgwood pottery (Lever held the largest private Wedgwood collection in the world).
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