Elgin

Elgin

Elgin (Eldschin), od. Murray, Grafschaft in Mittelschottland, 26 QM. groß mit 40000 E.; Hauptst. E. an der Lossin mit 6500 E. – Von E. führt ein Zweig der Familie Bruce den Pairstitel; der bekannteste ist der Graf Thomas E., geb. 1766, gest. 1842, der nach 1800 mit Erlaubniß der Pforte das Parthenon in Athen plünderte und die so gewonnenen Bildwerke, zum Theil Meisterwerke des erhabenen Styls aus dem perikleischen Zeitalter, um 35000 Pfd. Sterl. an den Staat verkaufte; dies sind die berühmten »Elgin Marbles« in London, von denen sich vollständige Abgüsse in Berlin und Dresden befinden.


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