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On Sunday 13 July, the Tempo Half Marathon will begin and end at Compton Verney.

Please note that we are still open to visitors on this day, however there will be a rolling road block in the morning, and the site may be busier than usual due to this event so please allow yourself more time to travel.

The National Gallery Masterpiece Display
Canaletto's 'A Regatta on the Grand Canal'

9 May 2015 – 21 June 2015

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Compton Verney were delighted to have been chosen as a partner in The National Gallery’s Masterpiece Tour for 2015, which brought one of the nation’s major artworks to your doorstep. Contrasting Canaletto’s splendid Regatta with Compton Verney’s own Posillipo with the Palazzo Donn’Anna c.1701 by Vanvitelli, which features Venetian-style gondolas crossing the Bay of Naples. This enabled visitors to compare the two artists’ views, approaches, techniques – and boats.