The Parthenon Marbles and the Notion of “Britishness”

The Parthenon Marbles and the Notion of “Britishness”

by | Feb 25, 2024 | Blog

It was not your typical breakfast assembly. Sir Anthony Carlisle, a surgeon and outstanding member of London’s elite, had deliberate a shock for his all-male, art-loving toffish visitors in June 1808, taking them to a room the place boxing champion Bob Gregson stood...