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Works Of Art

Volume 195: debated on Thursday 25 July 1991

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Mr. Faulds

To ask the Minister for the Arts whether he will specify the allocations made to public institutions in the United Kingdom, during the half-year ended 30 June, of individual works of art and museum objects

ItemTo whom allocatedConditions/ wishes expressed
East Anglian collection of paintings and George III CabinetNorwich Castle MuseumConditional
Two paintings by NasmythUniversity of Manchester—Whitworth Art GalleryConditional
Painting by SickertTate GalleryWish to go to Tate Gallery
Collection of works by and relating to John PiperWolverhampton Museum and Art GalleryWish to go to Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Four Old Master drawingsNational Galleries of ScotlandConditional
Portrait of Charles Hope by RaeburnNational Galleries of ScotlandConditional
Stamp CollectionBritish LibraryWish to go to the British Library
Collection of photographs by and of Cecil BeatonNational Portrait GalleryConditional
Portrait attributed to ReynoldsNational Galleries of Scotland—to remain in situ in Paxton House, BerwickshireConditional
Items awaiting allocationDate of acceptance
*Portrait by Beechey20 April 1990
*Painting by Lucas de Heere20 April 1990
*Two portraits by Gainsborough, one by Rubens and a landscape by Seghers20 April 1990
Portrait of Professor Hill by Raeburn12 March 1991
Harpsichord by Burkat Shudi12 March 1991
Collection of drawings by Runciman26 April 1991
Papers of George Bellas Greenough26 April 1991
Whistler watercolour26 April 1991
Collection of musical instruments26 April 1991

Note: The three offers marked* were omitted, in error, from the answer given to the hon. Member for Warley, East on 21 January 1991 at column 9.

Press notices have already been issued announcing the acceptance of all these items and the allocations that have been made to date.