20 AUGUST 1904, Page 3

The National Gallery has been enriched by a valuable addi-

tion, the famous portrait of Ariosto by Titian. The picture was purchased from its present owner for the same sum that he gave for it-230,000—but has only cost the State 211,500, the remainder having been generously contributed by a few individuals. The acquisition is all the more welcome in that the number of undisputed Titians in the National Gallery is small as compared with those at the Louvre, the Prado, and Vienna, and that the nation may never have another chance of acquiring so representative a specimen of his genius.

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