Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, often known as Lord Elgin, was a Scottish nobleman, diplomat, and collector, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sc
Portrait of Lord Elgin, c. 1788
Portrait of Mary, Countess of Elgin by François Gérard, 1803
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The Elgin Marbles are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece in the early 19th century and shipped t
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
…as Lord Elgin, was a Scottish nobleman, diplomat, and collector, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sculptures (known as the Elgin Marbles) from the Parthenon and other structures on the Acropolis of Athens. A member of the formerly royal house of Bruce, Elgin was born at the family seat…
Elgin marbles jan 2024
Western frieze, II, 2
Parthenon Selene Horse
Metope from the Elgin Marbles depicting a Centaur and a Lapith fighting