Elgin Marbles Collection

Horse of Selene from the Parthenon
Horse of Selene from the east pediment of the Parthenon, from the British Museums collection

Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, 5th century BC
Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, showing part of the Panathenaic procession, 5th century BC. From the British Museums collection

The Elgin Marbles room in the British Museum. Lord Elgin's collection of perished statuary from the Parthenon was
FLO4669741 The Elgin Marbles room in the British Museum. Lord Elgin's collection of perished statuary from the Parthenon was purchased by the British government in 1816

A lapith killing a centaur, metope XXVII from the south side of the Parthenon
BAL2625 A lapith killing a centaur, metope XXVII from the south side of the Parthenon, 447-432 BC (marble) by Greek, (5th century BC); height: 172 cm; British Museum, London, UK; Greek

Horses Head, from the Elgin Marbles (engraving)
5202121 Horses Head, from the Elgin Marbles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horses Head, from the Elgin Marbles)

Parthenon sculptures: Theseus or Dionysos, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000898 Parthenon sculptures: Theseus or Dionysos, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theseus or Dionysos, British Museum)

Parthenon sculptures: North Frieze, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000883 Parthenon sculptures: North Frieze, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: North Frieze, British Museum)

Fragment of the Parthenon Frieze, found at Marbury Hall (engraving)
1097044 Fragment of the Parthenon Frieze, found at Marbury Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fragment of the Parthenon Frieze, found at Marbury Hall)

A Centaur triumphing over a Lapith, metope XXVIII from the south side of the Parthenon
BAL2624 A Centaur triumphing over a Lapith, metope XXVIII from the south side of the Parthenon, 447-432 BC (marble) by Greek, (5th century BC); width: 133 cm; British Museum, London, UK; Greek

The Present Elgin Room at the British Museum (engraving)
5231131 The Present Elgin Room at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Present Elgin Room at the British Museum)

Parthenon sculptures: Victory, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000902 Parthenon sculptures: Victory, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victory, British Museum)

Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000895 Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South frieze, British Museum)

Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000885 Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South frieze, British Museum)

Horses Head, from the Elgin Marbles (engraving)
2781821 Horses Head, from the Elgin Marbles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horses Head, from the Elgin Marbles)

Teachings from the Elgin Marbles, 1867 (thin photographic paper laid on card backing)
1217960 Teachings from the Elgin Marbles, 1867 (thin photographic paper laid on card backing) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); 28.4x23.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Elgin Room at the British Museum (engraving)
605391 Elgin Room at the British Museum (engraving) by Jewitt, Llewellyn (1816-1886) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Elgin Room at the British Museum)

Parthenon sculptures: North Frieze, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000893 Parthenon sculptures: North Frieze, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: North Frieze, British Museum)

Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000887 Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South frieze, British Museum)

Illustration for The Anatomy of the External Forms of Man: Elgin Marbles, The Ilyssus (litho)
5997961 Illustration for The Anatomy of the External Forms of Man: Elgin Marbles, The Ilyssus (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elgin Marbles, The Ilyssus)

Gallery of the Elgin Marbles. (British Museum) (engraving)
2816989 Gallery of the Elgin Marbles. (British Museum) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gallery of the Elgin Marbles)

British Museum, Elgin Room, from London Interiors with their Costumes
931679 British Museum, Elgin Room, from London Interiors with their Costumes and Ceremonies pub. Joseph Mead, London, c.1843 (steel engraving) by Shepherd

British Museum, Restoration of the Parthenon (engraving)
1101653 British Museum, Restoration of the Parthenon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Museum, Restoration of the Parthenon)

Part of the West Frieze of the Parthenon, as restored by Mr John Henning, engraved by the late A R Freebairn (engraving)
5199175 Part of the West Frieze of the Parthenon, as restored by Mr John Henning, engraved by the late A R Freebairn (engraving) by Freebairn

Illustration for The Anatomy of the External Forms of Man: Elgin Marbles, The Theseus (litho)
5997958 Illustration for The Anatomy of the External Forms of Man: Elgin Marbles, The Theseus (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elgin Marbles, The Theseus)

Hercules and Hebe, from the Parthenon (engraving)
1101654 Hercules and Hebe, from the Parthenon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules and Hebe, from the Parthenon)

Ennio Quirino Visconti (engraving)
815715 Ennio Quirino Visconti (engraving) by Italian School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ennio Quirino Visconti (1751-1818)

Study of Two Headless Classical Statues (pencil on paper)
XYC217179 Study of Two Headless Classical Statues (pencil on paper) by Ward, James (1769-1859); 25.2x27 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Parthenon sculptures: Persephone, Demeter, Iris, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000901 Parthenon sculptures: Persephone, Demeter, Iris, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Persephone, Demeter, Iris, British Museum)

The Old Elgin Room at the British Museum (engraving)
5231132 The Old Elgin Room at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Elgin Room at the British Museum)

The Elgin Marbles (engraving)
1095397 The Elgin Marbles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Elgin Marbles)

Henning with Parthenon Frieze, 1843-47. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson
Henning with Parthenon Frieze, 1843-47

Sir John Newport Bart. M. P. 1826. Creator: Robert Cooper
Sir John Newport Bart. M.P. 1826. Portrait of Anglo-Irish politician Sir John Newport, 1st Baronet (1756-1843). Newport served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland

The Elgin Room, British Museum, Holborn, London, c1850. Artist: William Radclyffe
The Elgin Room, British Museum, Holborn, London, c1850; an interior view showing visitors in the room

British Museum, - Elgin Room, c1841. Artists: Henry Melville, Edward Radclyffe, William Radclyffe
British Museum, - Elgin Room, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, 1766 - 1841. Scottish nobleman and diplomat remembered for procuring the Parthenon marbles which are sometimes referred to as the Elgin

View Eastern Portico Temple Minerva Athens Parthenon
View of the Eastern Portico of the Temple of Minerva at Athens, called the Parthenon, The Elgin marbles from the Temple of Minerva at Athens: on sixty-one plates

Frontispiece title page Elgin marbles Temple
Frontispiece and title page, The Elgin marbles from the Temple of Minerva at Athens, Revett, Nicholas, 1720-1804, Stuart, James, 1713-1788, Engraving, 1816

Metopes exterior frieze Temple Elgin marbles
Metopes of the exterior frieze of the Temple, The Elgin marbles from the Temple of Minerva at Athens: on sixty-one plates, selected from Stuarts and Revetts antiquities of Athens to which are added

Plate 58 Elgin marbles Temple Minerva Athens
Plate 58, The Elgin marbles from the Temple of Minerva at Athens: on sixty-one plates, selected from Stuarts and Revetts antiquities of Athens to which are added

Sculpture West Elgin marbles Temple Minerva Athens
Sculpture at the West End, The Elgin marbles from the Temple of Minerva at Athens: on sixty-one plates, selected from Stuarts and Revetts antiquities of Athens to which are added

Theseus Hercules Elgin marbles Temple Minerva
Theseus or Hercules, The Elgin marbles from the Temple of Minerva at Athens: on sixty-one plates, selected from Stuarts and Revetts antiquities of Athens to which are added

Pediments Temple Year 1683 Elgin marbles Minerva
The Pediments of the Temple as they were in the Year 1683, The Elgin marbles from the Temple of Minerva at Athens: on sixty-one plates

Plate 25 Elgin marbles Parthenon Athens exemplified
Plate 25, Elgin marbles from the Parthenon at Athens: exemplified by fifty etchings, selected from the most beautiful and least mutilated specimens in that collection;

Plate 33 Elgin marbles Parthenon Athens exemplified
Plate 33, Elgin marbles from the Parthenon at Athens: exemplified by fifty etchings, selected from the most beautiful and least mutilated specimens in that collection;

Fates Elgin marbles Parthenon Athens exemplified
The Fates, Elgin marbles from the Parthenon at Athens: exemplified by fifty etchings, selected from the most beautiful and least mutilated specimens in that collection;

Centaur Elgin marbles Parthenon Athens exemplified
The Centaur, Elgin marbles from the Parthenon at Athens: exemplified by fifty etchings, selected from the most beautiful and least mutilated specimens in that collection;

Plate 46 Elgin marbles Parthenon Athens exemplified
Plate 46, Elgin marbles from the Parthenon at Athens: exemplified by fifty etchings, selected from the most beautiful and least mutilated specimens in that collection;

Bas-relief horsemen from the Parthenon, Athens
Athenian horsemen from the frieze of the Parthenon. 19th-century engraving with a watercolor wash

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The Elgin Marbles, a collection of ancient Greek sculptures, hold within them the captivating stories and artistic brilliance of the Parthenon. Among these remarkable pieces is the Horse of Selene from the Parthenon, an exquisite depiction that embodies grace and power in its sculpted form. Another striking artwork is the Lapith killing a centaur, metope XXVII from the south side of the Parthenon, which portrays a fierce battle between mythological creatures. Intriguingly, there is also an engraving showcasing the Horses Head from the Elgin Marbles. This particular piece captures attention with its intricate details and lifelike representation. The British Museum proudly houses various other sculptures like Theseus or Dionysos and Victory, each telling their own tale through stone. As one explores further into this historical treasure trove at the British Museum, they will come across black-and-white photographs displaying fragments such as those found at Marbury Hall or on the South frieze. These images serve as glimpses into lost narratives that once adorned one of Greece's most iconic structures. One cannot help but be captivated by metope XXVIII from the south side of the Parthenon—a scene depicting a Centaur triumphing over a Lapith—an intense struggle frozen in time for eternity. And to complete this journey through artistry and history stands an engraving portraying The Present Elgin Room at the British Museum—a space where these magnificent marbles find their home today. The Elgin Marbles continue to inspire awe and fascination among visitors who are fortunate enough to witness their beauty firsthand. They stand as enduring testaments to human creativity and skill while offering glimpses into ancient Greek mythology and culture.