!'•■ The Duke of Marlborough Has 'consented J to sell hii two celebrated , pictpres, " 3 sh_e i M*rdonna,dei Ausidei." by Raphael, and I "The equestrian statue of Charie* >iy*ib>rO I Vandyke, to the. trustees^ of; the- National Ghallery, the former for J £75,(Xjpl- perhaps the largest price ever paid 1 >for "a ''picture— and the latter very respectable sum of £17,500. .There is - great rejoicing abouj .this ia art-circles, for it. w£t>?£aledjLt]&t tome foreign gailery woulu snatch up the coveted treasures',' The Duke's patriotism, - I fear, would not have, resisted Ajlurger price had it been forthcoming. Fortunately hit
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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1328, 23 October 1884, Page 2
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