Victorian passport found at Mount Kelly handed over to National Gallery
Victorian passport found at Mount Kelly handed over to National Gallery
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00:00 It belongs to Sir Charles Eastlake, our first and very important director of the National Gallery,
00:07 and it explains some of the places he went around Europe in 1858 in his capacity as director,
00:13 scouting out and bringing home treasures for the nascent National Gallery.
00:18 So this document is of course unique and it helps to bring to life the work of the director
00:25 in building up the National Gallery's art collection. Thank you very much indeed.