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Prince Albert's Papers

Correspondence relating to the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition

    JOHN RUSSELL, 1ST EARL RUSSELL (1792-1878)

    21 Jun 1856. Lord John Russell to Prince Albert

    21 Jun 1856

    Loose typescript paper | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RC/H/1/13/13

    Letter agreeing with Prince Albert about the move of the National Gallery to Kensington Gore, and suggesting [cynically] that if all the estate were laid out as a flower garden the flowers could smell sweetly without desecrating the sabbath.

    Originals: For original see VIC/MAIN/F/26/33 (Royal Archives).

    • Creator(s)

      John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878) (writer)

      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (addressee)

    • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Chesham Place [London]
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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