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Reference code
NLW MS 6757D
Title
Material relating to John Gibson's 'Tinted Venus'
Date(s)
- [c. 1853]-[c. 1869]. (Creation)
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Letters, papers, press cuttings, photographs and other illustrations, etc., [c. 1853]-[c. 1869], dealing mainly with the statue by John Gibson, R.A. (1790-1866) called 'The Tinted Venus' and probably collected by Mrs Robert Berthon Preston of Liverpool. There are numerous letters from Gibson to Mr & Mrs Preston, the other correspondents including Mr Preston, Owen Jones (1809-1874), Benjamin E. Spence (1822-1866), Lady Eastlake (1809-1893) and persons connected with the International Exhibition of 1862 held in London, where 'The Tinted Venus' was exhibited.
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English.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 6757D
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004377886
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000377886
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- Gibson, John, 1790-1866 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Preston, Robert Berthon, Liverpool -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Preston, Robert Berthon, Mrs, Liverpool -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Jones, Owen, 1809-1874 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Spence, Benjamin Evans, bap. 1823, d. 1866 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Eastlake, Elizabeth Rigby, Lady, 1809-1893 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Preston, Robert Berthon, Liverpool. (Subject)
- Preston, Robert Berthon, Mrs, Liverpool. (Subject)
- Jones, Owen, 1809-1874 (Subject)
- Spence, Benjamin Evans, bap. 1823, d. 1866. (Subject)
- Eastlake, Elizabeth Rigby, Lady, 1809-1893 (Subject)
- Gibson, John, 1790-1866 (Subject)
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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales
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Language(s)
- English