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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/31/98
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord Granville to Queen Victoria
Date	17 November 1862
Writer	Granville, 2nd Earl
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Letter from Lord Granville to Queen Victoria reporting that he has seen Mr Gladstone and Mr Cowper on the subject of the Fine Arts Commissioners. He states that most of the work was completed under Prince Albert, as President, and all that needs to be done is approval of sketches and sculptures 'whose respective subjects and locality are already decided. He also reports that an objection was raised in the House of Commons on the continuance of money for the Fine Arts Commission, even though they had attained their original objective. He provides suggestions as to how to deal with the situation.
Place Of Writing	London
Language	English
Extent	1 document (6 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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