| Description | Letter from Henry Cole to General Grey regarding his views on the defeat of the National Gallery Site Bill, some of which he reports are adverse to the Kensington policy which had been hitherto adopted. He writes that the partnership between the Commission and the Government should be dissolved and Prince Albert should instead side with the public. He also mentions the museum building as 'that unlucky iron shed and reports that Mr Sheepshanks is prepared to donate his collection to the nation and for it to be exhibited at South Kensington. |