File:Temporary Elgin Room at the Museum in 1819.jpg
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Summary
Archibald Archer: The Trustees in the Temporary Elgin Room, 1819 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q21458169 |
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Title |
The Trustees in the Temporary Elgin Room, 1819 label QS:Len,"The Trustees in the Temporary Elgin Room, 1819" |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Description |
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 date QS:P571,+1819-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 94 cm (37 in); width: 132.7 cm (52.2 in) dimensions QS:P2048,94U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,132.7U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Current location |
not on view |
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Accession number |
Picture.30 |
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Credit line |
1872: given by Dr. John Edward Gray |
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Inscriptions |
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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Licensing
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