§ 9. Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what fee was paid to the Exchequer in respect of the reproduction of the portrait of Doña Isabel Cobos de Porcel by Francisco José de Goya, the property of the nation, as part of an advertisement for sherry, published in The Times newspaper of 9th June; by whom the fee was paid; and why no official request was made for an acknowledgment to be published of the ownership of this famous picture.
Mr. AmoryFor the particular insertion of the advertisement inThe Times on the date referred to, a fee of two guineas was charged to the agents to the advertisers. Policy on these reproductions is a matter for the Trustees of the National Gallery, who, I understand, have decided that when a picture from the Gallery is reproduced for advertising purposes, no reference to the permission of the Trustees or Gallery should be included.