Acquisition file
6 Jan-23 Jun 1947
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Description
Correspondence with Horace Buttery re possible acquisition of a Poussin landscape he was selling on behalf of the owner, Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn and arrangements for it to be cleaned by Vallance before inspection by the Board. Also includes a letter from Anthony Blunt, 12 Feb 1947 to Lord Crawford recommending the purchase, and Francis Watson's notes on the picture's provenance
Record type
Paintings referenced in this record
Related material
Dossier NG5763 contains several copies of the second page of Watson's notes on the picture's provenance
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