The marble version of George Gordon Byron, AX682, arrives in London, but is not placed in Westminster Abbey due to controversies about Byron’s reputation.

Primary sources

• Newspaper notice dated 15.1.1835 in Allgemeine Zeitung (the statue has just arrived in London).
• Thiele III, p. 429 (writes, that the arrival occurs april 1835)

Last updated 21.11.2022