A temporary export ban has been placed on Watteau's Le Rêve de L’Artiste, a painting once owned by Sir Robert Walpole. The sum required to keep it in the UK is £6,075,000 (plus VAT of £215,020!)
Prospective buyers have until the end of November to make themselves known.
Painting owned by the first Prime Minister of Great Britain at risk of export - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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