Art Works: Export Controls
(asked on 9th March 2023) - View Source
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to secure Joshua Reynold's portrait of Omai for the nation.
This question was answered on 21st March 2023
We are in regular contact with the National Portrait Gallery and fully support their efforts to purchase this exceptional painting. In view of the strong support we have seen so far, the Government has extended the export deferral period to 10 June 2023 to provide every opportunity to save the Portrait of Omai so that the widest possible audience can see, enjoy, and learn from it for generations to come.