GB/0397 Royal Academy of Arts Archive.
        
GI John Gibson, RA, papers c. 1822-1866
                
GI/1 Correspondence 1824-1866
                        >GI/1/289 Eleanor L Preston, 10 Abercrombie Square, Liverpool, to [John] Gibson 16 Dec 1857
Reference CodeGI/1/289
LevelItem
TitleEleanor L Preston, 10 Abercrombie Square, Liverpool, to [John] Gibson
Date16 Dec 1857
Extent & Medium1 piece
Content DescriptionAsking Gibson to send them the original statue of 'The Tinted Venus', which they owned, before delivering the copy of the work to its owner. Gibson had now held on to their statue for six years. They wished to exhibit the work at the Crystal Palace exhibition. Preston asks for a written promise that Gibson will accede to her request.