Paul Rouse: Lavery’s brushstrokes showed how he fully understood sport

The exhibition, entitled ‘Lavery. On Location', runs until January 14th. 

Tennis was a game that Irish painter John Lavery returned to paint decade after decade, producing work based on games he saw in Britain, France and America.

If you’re in Dublin over Christmas or early in the New Year, and you’re looking for something different to do, head for the National Gallery.

There’s an exhibition there that is full of amazing painting of sport.