TWO PICTURES-£212,000
SECURED FOR NATIONAL GALLERY FAMOUS WORKS OF ART (Australian and A. Z. Press Association) LONDON, Wednesday. The trustees of the National Gallery have acquired the two most famous pictures in private possessions in Britain, namely, the Wilton diptych and Titian’s Venetian family group before the altar, known as The Cornaro Titian. The Wilton diptych, which is an outstanding example of the early British school in the time of King Richard 11., was purchased from the Earl of Pembroke for £90,000, of which Mr. Samuel Courtauld subscribed £20,000, Viscount Rothermere £IO,OOO, other donors £15,000, and the Government £45,000. The Titian was purchased from the Duke of Northumberland for £122,000, of which Mr. Courtauld subscribed £20,000 and Sir Joseph Duveen £16,000. The Government gave half the cost, in accordance with the agreement announced in the House of Commons in 1922.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 688, 13 June 1929, Page 9
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