Taxes (Property in Lieu) (Hansard, 28 January 1982)

§ Mr. Channon

Yes. Twenty-eight paintings have been accepted in part satisfaction of capital transfer tax and allocated to the Walker art gallery, Liverpool. A list follows.

The net cost, borne equally on the Votes of my Department and the Department of the Environment is £53, 277. The property accepted in part satisfaction of capital transfer tax comprises the following paintings:

(i) An extensive highland loch landscape by Fredrick Lee, RA, signed and debated 1852. 35 in. by 51 in.
(ii) A dark bay hunter, Winder, in a landscape by Edmund Bristow, signed and inscribed. 23 in. by 29½ in.
(iii) Lord Sefton, his brother and son mounted on ponies with a pair of coupled pointers by Richard Ansdell RA, signed. 27½ in. by 29 in.
(iv) Portrait of a dark bay horse outside a loosebox by Richard Ansdell RA, signed and dated 1814. 24 in. by 29 in.
(v) Lord Sefton and his brother mounted, with a pair of pointers by Richard Ansdell, RA. 24 in. by 29 in.
(vi) A Newfoundland in a landscape by Richard Ansdell RA. 19½ in. by 23 in.
(vii) Portrait of a member of the Molyneux family, mounted, with a poodle in a landscape by Richard Ansdell, RA. 24½ in. by 29 in.
(viii) Greyhounds in a landscape at Altcar by John Ferneley, signed and dated 1824 and inscribed Melton Mowbray. 19½ in. by 23 in.
(xi) Greyhounds in a landscape by John Skeaping RA, signed and dated 1971. 34 in. by 44 in.
(x) Ghillie with a pony, on panel by Richard Ansdell, RA. 11½ in. by 19 in.
(xi) Boy with his dogs and two ponies in a landscape, by Richard Ansdell, RA, signed and dated 1841. 20 in. by 23½ in.
(xii) Portrait of a member of the Molyneux family, three-quarter frock coat, in a landscape (English school). 49 in. by 39 in.
(xiii) A river landscape with a mill, possibly a view of the Trough of Bowland by Fredrick Richard Lee, RA, signed and dated 1843. 45 in. by 60 in.
(xiv) Portrait of the 6th Earl of Sefton, in grey suit, by John A. Berrie. 29 in. by 24 in.
(xv) Jewel, a dark bay hunter in a stable, by Frank Paton, signed and dated 1886. 20 in. by 32¼ in.
(xvi) Portrait of Hugh, 7th Earl of Sefton, in fancy dress by W. Llewellyn, signed and dated 1903. 52½ in. by 32 in.
(xvii) Portrait of Osbert, 6th Earl of Sefton by J. A. Berrie, signed. 35 in. by 37 in.
(xviii) A pair of portraits of young girls, members of Molyneux family by J. C. Moore, both signed and dated 1897. Pastels-20 in. by 14 in.
(xix) A portrait of the Sefton children, one astride a grey pony with dogs and baskets of flowers in an autumn landscape, arched top, by Richard Ansdell, RA. 24 in by 29 in.
(xx) Portrait of Isabella, Countess of Sefton by John Russell, RA. Pastel—23 in. by 16 in.
(xxi) Portrait of the Countess of Sefton, bust length by A. de Solome, signed and dated 1870. 27 in. by 21 in.
(xxii) Portrait of Hugh, 7th Earl of Sefton, half length in service dress by Philip de Lazslo, signed. 34 in. by 26 in.
(xxiii) Portrait of Cecil Molyneux, RN, as a midshipman, by Philip de Lazslo, signed and dated 1915. 35 in. by 27 in.
(xxiv) Two views of a Scottish house and two landscape sketches, all on board, by Richard Ansdell, RA. 11½ in. by 19 in.
(xxv) Romantic river landscape with fisherman, by Barreth. 71 in. by 53 in.
(xxvi) Highland loch landscape by Fredrick Richard Lee, RA, signed and dated 1849. 37 in. by 51 in.
(xxvii) The River Lyon, inscribed on label on reverse, on panel, by Fredrick Richard Lee. 17 in. by 23 in.
(xxviii) Four studies of a stag's head by Richard Ansdell, RA, one signed and dated 1841, all on panel. 9½ in. by 11½ in.