Britain’s first grand portrait of a person of colour is saved for the nation

<p>This bank holiday weekend, we're taking a step back from the news to bring you an update on a story we covered earlier in the year.</p><p>One of Britain's most important paintings of a non-white subject has now been saved for the nation following a public campaign to raise £50 million to buy it from its private owner. This is the story of the Portrait of Omai. </p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.</em></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Bendor Grosvenor, British art historian.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>David Aaronovitch.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>Oxford University Press, TRT.&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>