FOI/202100246753 · FOI · unclear
Works of art on loan from the National Galleries of Scotland: FOI release
Information requested
Please provide a list of all works of art on loan to the Scottish Government from the National Galleries of Scotland. Please provide the name of the art work, the artist, the location of the work, when the loan was made and for how long the loan is for and any special terms of the loan.
Response
The answer to your question is that as at 12 October 2021 there were no artworks on loan to the Scottish Government from the National Galleries of Scotland. The National Galleries of Scotland collaborates with Historic Environment Scotland to support the display of National Collection artwork in Bute House. The loan for the artwork is between Historic Environment Scotland and National Galleries of Scotland. General information about Bute House is available in the Bute House guidebook: Bute House: a guide - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) If you would like to request information regarding the loan arrangements, or any special terms of the loans, you should contact Historic Environment Scotland, foi@hes.scot, or National Galleries of Scotland, enquiries@nationalgalleries.org, directly with your request. The following works are currently on display in the Drawing Room of Bute House:
Francis Horner, 1778 - 1817. Political economist Sir Henry Raeburn Robert Burns, 1759 - 1796. Poet Alexander Nasmyth Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, 1688 - 1766. Son of James VII and II Alexis Simon Belle Princess Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart, 1692 - 1712. Daughter of James VII and II Alexis Simon Belle Thomas Johnston, 1881 - 1965. Statesman Sir Herbert James Gunn Dr. John Rogerson, 1740 - 1828. Physician and adviser to Catherine the Great Johann Battista Lampi I Mrs Winifred ('Winnie') Margaret Ewing, b. 1929. Member of the European and Scottish Parliaments Norman Edgar
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