C Grey, Buckingham Palace [to John Gibson]

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

Showing item 157 of 391 in this group

Reference code

GI/1/154

Title

C Grey, Buckingham Palace [to John Gibson]

Date

02 May 1864

Level

Item

Extent & medium

5 pieces

Content Description

Asking Gibson to undertake the group representing 'Asia' as part of the national memorial to the Prince Consort. The letter encloses a copy of an extract of a letter to Grey from [George Gilbert] Scott, dated 25 April 1864, giving his ideas behind the design of the memorial, and two sketch drawings of the proposed monument.