Letter from Lady Gertrude Pembroke to Sir Frederic William Burton
Description
Letter from Pembroke at Wilton House, Salisbury to Burton regarding the possibility that "a new National Gallery may be built" and that a "gentleman of the name of Tate offers to [leave] his collection to the [nation] on condition that a new gallery be erected". Pembroke desires Burton's opinion on such an undertaking. Pembroke discusses a conversation with a [Mr. Walts] and his feeling that art should be incorporated into the construction of great buildings.
Creator
Pembroke, Lady Gertrude Frances
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| Title | Letter from Lady Gertrude Pembroke to Sir Frederic William Burton |
|---|---|
| Creator | Pembroke, Lady Gertrude Frances |
| Date | [27 February 1889] |
| Type | Component |
| Ref | IE NGI/IA/BUR1/3/2/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
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John Burton Gift, 2013Correspondence regarding Sir Frederic William Burton's directorship of the National Gallery (London, UK)Letter from Lady Gertrude Pembroke to Sir Frederic William Burton
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