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British Museum - Elgin room

The Elgin Room, housing the marbles and other treasures looted from Greece by Lord Elgin in 1812 and bought by the nation in 1816 for 35, 000 pounds

Picture No
10141615
Media ID
47336532
Size
3270px x 4302px (2.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by L Jewitt
Date
circa 1840

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