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Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, FSA Scot (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n /; 20 July 1766 – 14 November 1841), often known as Lord Elgin, was a British nobleman, diplomat, and collector, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sculptures (known as the Elgin Marbles) from the Parthenon and other structures on ...
Jul 20, 1998 · Thomas Bruce, 7th earl of Elgin (born July 20, 1766, Fife, Scotland—died November 14, 1841, Paris, France) was a British diplomatist and art collector, famous for his acquisition of the Greek sculptures now known as the “ Elgin Marbles.”
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Jan 11, 2022 · When Thomas Bruce, Seventh Earl of Elgin, arrived in the city he knew as Constantinople—today’s Istanbul—in November 1799, he had every reason to hope that his mission as Britain’s ambassador...
Jul 31, 2021 · It was July 31, 1801, when Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Constantinople, chipped away the first Parthenon sculptures in Athens so that he could take them to Britain.
Oct 26, 2020 · The name of Lord Elgin (1766–1841), Scottish peer and British diplomat, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, will forever be linked to the classical sculptures he removed from the Parthenon and Acropolis in Athens and to the cultural property controversy that his actions spawned.
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Oct 7, 2021 · The former British ambassador to the empire, the Scottish nobleman Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, had greater ambitions. In 1799, amid Napoleon’s campaign in...
(1766–1841). A British diplomat and art collector, Lord Elgin was famous for his acquisition of the Greek sculptures now known as the Elgin Marbles. Elgin’s acquisition of the sculptures caused a controversy that continued long after his death. The third son of Charles Bruce, the 5th earl, Thomas Bruce was born on July 20, 1766.
