Temporary bar placed on export of a watercolour painting, God Blessing the Seventh Day, by William Blake.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-26 June 2001-UK Government: Temporary bar placed on export of a watercolour painting, God Blessing the Seventh Day, by William Blake (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The Minister of State for the Arts, Tessa Blackstone, has placed a temporary bar on the export of a painting by William Blake (1757-1827), entitled God Blessing the Seventh Day. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the painting in the United Kingdom.

The Minister's ruling follows a recommendation by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works ...

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