Letter from Henry Howard
Reference code
DIL/G.02/155
Title
Letter from Henry Howard
Date
28 November 1816
Level of description
item
Extent and format
3 pp.
Scope and content
Howard writes that the the royal academy only has record of two marbles deposited with them by the Dilettanti and insists there is no motive to asking for the pieces to be moved, other than to add to the Parthenon marbles collection held in The British Museum.
Creator
Howard, Henry (1769-1847), painter and secretary of the Royal Academy
Conditions governing access
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