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The Trustees in the Temporary Elgin Room, 1819

Archibald Archer

1819

oil

canvas

From the collection of British Museum

British Romanticism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

The Trustees in the Temporary Elgin Room, 1819 is a 1819 oil by Archibald Archer, a British Romanticism work, held at British Museum.

Who painted this?: Archibald Archer
When & what style?: 1819 · British Romanticism
Where can I see it?: British Museum

About this work

This painting shows a group of men in suits and hats standing around a room filled with ancient Greek statues. The men are looking at the statues or talking to each other. The room has a high ceiling and stone walls with more statues on them. In the center of the room, there's a big white statue of a man lying down. Some of the men are pointing at it or looking closely. The room is dimly lit, but you can see the details of the statues and the men's faces. The painting is very detailed and shows how important these statues were to the people in the room. If you want to learn more about the artist who painted this, you should look up Archibald Archer.