HC Deb 09 March 1990 vol 168 cc881-2W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Minister for the Arts what works have been accepted in lieu of taxation in the last two years.

Mr. Luce

The following items have been accepted in lieu of tax since March 1988:

  • Portrait of Captain Wade by Thomas Gainsborough.
  • Two marble busts by Roubilliac of Lady Murray of Stanhope and of Lady Grisell Baillie.
  • Five portraits by Francis Coates, of Pryse Campbell, Sarah Campbell, Elizabeth Adams, John Campbell Hooke and Lt.-Col. Alexander Campbell.
  • Two portraits by Sir William Beechey, of Rear Admiral Sir George Campbell and of Lady Caroline Cawdor.
  • Two portraits by Sir Thomas Lawrence, of John Frederick, 1st Earl of Cawdor and of Elizabeth Cawdor.
  • Two paintings by William Hogarth of the Fermor children. "Floral Study of a Vase of Flowers on a Table" by Jacob Marrel.
  • Plate (i) of the Book of Ahania by William Blake.
  • Sculpture, "Construction in Space: Soaring" by Naum Gabo.
  • "A Tartar Huntsman" by Sir Peter Paul Rubens.
  • "The Artist's Studio" by Peter Tillemans.
  • Two portraits by Angelica Kauffman, of Jane, Duchess of Gordon as Diana and of Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon.
  • Ten letters written to Sir Arthur Bryant by Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.
  • "Alleé à Chantilly" by Paul Cezanne.
  • "Fabula" by El Greco.
  • A collection of Anglo-Saxon and Medieval coins.
  • Painting of the Cameo of Tiberius by Sir Peter Paul Rubens.
  • A portrait of Sir Alexander Carew attributed to Marcus Gheerheardts.
  • "Après la Pluie, Quai à Pontoise" by Camille Pissaro. Eight Islamic tiles.
  • "Farm Cart with Horse in Harness" by John Constable.
  • "Oasthouses" by Frederick Austin.
  • Three paintings by Monica Poole, "Old Fence", "Edge of Wood", "Roof".
  • Two paintings by Keith Grant, "The Blind Man", "The Aurora, triptych".
  • Two paintings by Sinclair Thompson, "Gairloch", "Joan Eardley asleep in a Wicker Chair".
  • "The Yellow Runner" by Peter Lanyon.
  • "The Cornfield" by Joan Eardley.
  • "The Large Shore" by Michael Ayrton.
  • "Cathedral Forest" by Ivon Hitchins.
  • "Saucepans on a Table" by William Scott.
  • "Venetian Blind" by Anne Redpath.
  • "Winter Legend" by Alan Reynolds.
  • "Greek Landscape" by John Craxton.
  • "Estuary Scene" by Graham Sutherland.
  • "Cwm Graianog above Nant Ffancon" by John Piper.
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  • "Houses through Trees" by Peter Coker.
  • "Landscape" by Norman Adams.
  • An 18th century harpsichord.

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