Reference code
GI/3/20
Title
Ben Gibson, Rome [to Mr Cox]
Date
c. 1849
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Historical Background
Pope Pius IX fled Rome in 1848 during the short lived Roman Republic.
Content Description
Informing his correspondent that he had finished the statuette of 'Cupid Disguised as a Shepherd', after two years of ill health. Gibson mentions the flight of the pope from Rome. He asks to be allowed to recommend a pedestal for the statuette.