Extreme Unction

Fitzwilliam succeeds in saving Poussin masterpiece for the nation

02 November 2012

A campaign by the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Art Fund to raise 拢3.9m to enable the museum to acquire Nicolas Poussin鈥檚 masterpiece Extreme Unction (c. 1638-40) has reached a successful conclusion with the help of a substantial grant of 拢3,021,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the acquisition and outreach work, and almost 拢1m in donations from members of the public and charitable organisations.

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