File:Temporary Elgin Room at the Museum in 1819.jpg
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Archibald Archer: The Trustees in the Temporary Elgin Room, 1819
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The Trustees in the Temporary Elgin Room, 1819 |
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| Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: This painting shows an idealised view of the Temporary Elgin Room at the Museum in 1819, with portraits of staff, a trustee and visitors. The room was designed by the Museum’s architect, Robert Smirke, for the temporary display of the sculptures from the Parthenon brought from Athens by Lord Elgin known as the 'Elgin Marbles', purchased by the Government and deposited in the British Museum in 1816. |
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| Date | 1819 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 94 cm (37 in); width: 132.7 cm (52.2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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not on view |
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Picture.30 |
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1872: given by Dr. John Edward Gray |
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Date bottom-left corner: 1819
Signature bottom-right corner:
Archibald Archer
on portfolio at artist's feet |
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| Source/Photographer | Art UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
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