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From Russia with Luck – 60 Masterpieces return on exhibition from The Hermitage Museum to Houghton Hall, Norfolk – Spears magazine

Apr 8th, 2013 | By

Ivan Lindsay, Monday, 8th April 2013 Hot lust, cold hard cash and the fine art of a dirty deal… The story of how Britain lost, and will briefly regain, one of the greatest private collections of Old Masters ever assembled is cause for grief — and rejoicing, says Ivan Lindsay ONE OF THE more interesting events
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