British Museum - ' unexpected and incredibly generous ' gift . Complete set of Pablo Picasso 's Vollard Suite etchings donated by friend of museum . ` But it was pie-in-the-sky stuff really -- we hoped to be able to add to the collection piece by piece over time . $ 1.5 m bequest in memory of donor 's father , Sir John Parker , who died last year . All 100 etchings are to be on display at the museum next summer .
British Museum - ' unexpected and incredibly generous ' gift . Complete set of Pablo Picasso 's Vollard Suite etchings donated by friend of museum . $ 1.5 m bequest in memory of donor 's father , Sir John Parker , who died last year . All 100 etchings are to be on display at the museum next summer .