Reference code
LAW/5/194
Title
C. Eastlake, Rome, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, Russell Square, London
Date
29 Nov 1827
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
He explains that a letter Lawrence wrote to
Pietro Camuccini arrived just in time to prevent the movement of his portrait of
George IV to a small room full of casts from the Elgin marbles; he explains why this was to be so, the
Pope became uncomfortable having a portrait of a protestant monarch on high profile display.