HC Deb 08 December 1937 vol 330 c407W
Mr. Duggan

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what was the total price paid for the paintings attributed to Giorgione, recently bought by the National Gallery; and how much of this sum was paid from National Gallery funds?

Lieut.-Colonel Colville

The total price paid for these paintings was £14,000. £10,615 was paid from the Grant-in-Aid Account of the National Gallery; £1,385 from other funds at the disposal of the Trustees; and £2,000 was generously contributed by the National Art Collections Fund.