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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/31/16
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Sir Charles Eastlake to Prince Albert
Date	11 May 1854
Writer	Eastlake, Charles, Sir; Secretary to the Fine Arts Commission
Addressee	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Description	Letter from Sir Charles Eastlake to Prince Albert regarding E.H. Baily's wish to be considered for a proposed statue of the Duke of Wellington to be place in St Paul's. Eastlake mentions that some jealousy among other sculptors occurred on a previous occasion when Mr Gibson was selected to create a statue of Sir Robert Peel. As a result, he suggests that the commissioners consider the selection and take into account a sculptor 'whose age and ability would be generally acknowledged to entitle him to be so selected'.
Place Of Writing	7 Fitzroy Square
Language	English
Extent	1 document (3 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Digitisation Notes	These papers are available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
Level	Item

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