Export ban to stop £10m JMW Turner painting leaving UK
The Dark Rigi, the Lake of Lucerne is worth £10m and currently belongs to a private collection
Arts minister Rebecca Pow said it would be a"terrible loss to the whole country" if the painting went overseas. "This work is of national importance and if it were to go abroad it would be a terrible loss to the country.
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