ENGLAND'S LOSS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21136, 19 March 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)

ENGLAND'S LOSS.

A KENTISH HOME.

PEER'S ART TREASURES. England may lose more famous art treasures. A series of twenty-two magnificant paintings have just arrived in New York 10 bo sqjd, states an authority overseas. These paintings have been taken from Knole, the Kentish home of Lord Sackville, where, for many generations they have been among the priceless treasures for which the old house is renowned.... Once the Gainsborough's " Blue Boy " smiled down from the gallery walls with these pictuies, but some years .ago it was sold for a tremendous sum, and had to travel across the Atlantic. Then it was announced recently that owing to heavy taxation the Reynolds " George 111. ' and " Queen Caroline " were for sale. " I have not yet heard from New York of the sale of any of my pictures," said Lord Sackville to an interviewer, " and although, of course, I have placed a certain price on them, I do not know how much they will realise." He enumerated many of the pictures, some of which are now being exhibited in New York for the benefit of distressed musicians. One is a portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh by Marcus Gheeraerts. The collection also includes a portrait of Frances Cranfield, fifth Countess of Dorset, painted by /Van Dyck in 1638. It has never before left Knole except for exhibition purposes. It is a charming full-length portrait of the young Countess, dressed in white satin with a bright blue scarf. Another interesting painting among them is " Portrait of a Man, by Bartel Bruyn, stated to have been at Knole for at least 250 years. It was formerly belicved to be a painting of Martin Luther, by Holbein. 'There still are many treasures left at Knole.