http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Aristocrats sell £20m Turner to save Dalmeny House" en Fri, 22 May 2026 09:50:56 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13412#post-164589 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:14:26 +0000 gembo 164589@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Maybe have their bags packed already and have another house to move to? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13412#post-164586 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:05:44 +0000 kaputnik 164586@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Perhaps if there's just the 2 of them rattling around in that big old draughty hoose with a leaky roof and such tasteless décor that they could consider downsizing somewhere and keeping the painting. Saves the NGS having to bid for it to keep them in a mansion. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13412#post-164568 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 14:19:26 +0000 I were right about that saddle 164568@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It will be interesting to see if the NGS bid for the work, which has been on the Mound since 1978;</p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/artists-a-z/t/artist/joseph-mallord-william-turner/object/rome-from-mount-aventine-ngl-035-78" rel="nofollow">http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/artists-a-z/t/artist/joseph-mallord-william-turner/object/rome-from-mount-aventine-ngl-035-78</a></p> <p>Not much chance of a joint purchase with the Tate this time I don't suppose. Perhaps they should just commission a Relievo reproduction? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13412#post-164559 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:03:06 +0000 acsimpson 164559@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>including Dalmeny House, in West Lothian</em></p> <p>I wonder where EEN think Edinburgh ends and West Lothian starts. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13412#post-164552 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:32:12 +0000 chdot 164552@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/aristocrats-sell-20m-turner-to-save-dalmeny-house-1-3535396" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/aristocrats-sell-20m-turner-to-save-dalmeny-house-1-3535396</a></p> <p>Now there's a word you don't see much these days! </p>