She wrote under the impression that the topic of the Elgin Marbles (ancient Greek carvings and statues removed from the Parthenon in Athens to England by Lord Elgin
, and first exhibited in London in...
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Helen Maria Williams
On her return to Paris after Robespierre's death, HMW
and Stone lived in a house (where she held her salon) on the Quai Malaquais. After peace was announced between England and France in 1801...
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1806: The Elgin Marbles, ancient Greek statues...
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1806
The Elgin Marbles, ancient Greek statues removed from the Parthenon in Athens by Lord Elgin
, were exhibited for the first time in England.
15 February 1816: Lord Elgin petitioned the House of Commons:...
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15 February 1816
Lord Elgin
petitioned the House of Commons
: he wanted to compel the British Museum
to buy his collection of ancient Greek artefacts, the Elgin Marbles (especially the famous frieze from the Parthenon in Athens).