TY - JOUR T1 - The Spell of the Thames JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 99 LP - 99 DO - 10.3399/bjgp14X677275 VL - 64 IS - 619 AU - Aart van Kruiselbergen Y1 - 2014/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/64/619/99.abstract N2 - Dulwich Picture Gallery, London 16 October 2013–12 January 2014For people like me, who get a thrill from the vistas of the Thames when crossing one of its bridges, this small, concentrated exhibition about Whistler’s obsession with the river was a very special treat indeed.Whistler was born in Massachusetts in 1834. At the age of 9, his mother took him to St Petersburg where his father worked as a railway engineer. He was taught to draw at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, and this exhibition shows how important it is for painters to learn to draw properly. In 1849, after the death of his father, the family … ER -