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2 unusual facts about Morritt


Morritt

William Morritt (c.1813–1874), British Conservative Member of Parliament 1862–1865

Andrew Morritt (born 1938), British judge, first Chancellor of the High Court


Rokeby Venus

Another attitude to the issue was shown by Morritt, who wrote to Sir Walter Scott of his "fine painting of Venus' backside", which he hung above his main fireplace, so that "the ladies may avert their downcast eyes without difficulty and connoisseurs steal a glance without drawing the said posterior into the company".


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