ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUIT.
-«• ; — — .liy i^lccinc lelcyiapn — v-opynghi.i (Per Press Associatioo->-LONDON, May. 7.; Speaking: at the Royal; Academy banquet, >ihe British Prime Minisver, :(Mr v H. Asqukh), in alluding- to the recent sale of ..Rembrandt's -picture's, urged increasing co-operation ; -between: private generosity: and the Sta.e. Sir Edward Poynter .(President of the Royal Academy) advocated a register, giving- the .nation first, refusal of all pictures, before being- sold 10 outsiders. , ~ . ■ . England has 'been steadily 'losing many art treasures, which have been purchased mainly by wealthy' Americans. The: latest instances were the two. Rembrandt paintings recendy disposed of at enormous figures. There has been, more: than once, an you'tcry that England was being stripped of art treasures by wealthy foreig nei-s, and ' it- has -■ been suggresved vha: action should be taken b\"" the Govern merit to prevent this,
ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUIT.
Grey River Argus, 9 May 1912, Page 2
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