Reference code
RAA/REG/3/5/14
Title
Arnold Machin, Offley Rock, Eccleshall, Stafford, to Hugh Casson
Date
5 Jan 1977
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
He has heard from the Secretary of the Academy's serious financial woes, and that possessions may again have to be sold. He was impressed by the V&A's efforts to fundraise for their acquisition of the bronze by
Donatello, through the sale of silver replicas. He suggests the Academy do likewise, beginning with his portrait of the Queen.