Early Day Motion·EDM 1822
PROPOSED SALE OF WORKS OF ART
3 July 200722 Signatures
Primary sponsor
Chris Bryant
Labour — Rhondda and Ogmore
Motion Text
That this House notes that the Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Halifax and Viscount Hampden are considering selling seven paintings that have been on loan to the National Gallery, including Poussin's Sacraments, Rubens' Apotheosis of King James I and Titian's Portrait of a Young Man; believes that these are an important part of the national heritage; and calls on the Government to take urgent measures to guarantee that these works remain firmly accessible to the whole world in the National Gallery.