The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) announced it would donate the sum to The National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery.
The two institutions are hoping to raise £50m to jointly buy the painting before a deadline of 31 December.
Jenny Abramsky, chair of the NHMF, said it had been a "extraordinary and challenging" financial decision.
But she added it was as "important as ever" to protect the UK's cultural heritage.
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