Portrait of Omai

Arts minister extends export ban (again) to help save Joshua Reynolds’s Portrait of Omai

The export deferral on the famed painting has been extended to 10 June, giving London’s National Portrait Gallery a few more weeks to work out a deal, possibly with the Getty

Could a deal with Getty Centre in Los Angeles save Joshua Reynolds’s Portrait of Omai for the UK?

As the painting’s export licence is due to expire, the Californian museum might step in to help keep it in the UK