Could I ask a favor of any art aficionado in the London area?

[AZPhil]

Hello my Cousins across the pond,
I am doing a little research about my wife's Great Grandfather. His name was Stanley Sykes. If you could read the article below, you will read about some of his father's art work in the South Kensington museum and also the Victoria and Albert museum. Is the art work still there? If you do visit this museum, could I ask for some photo's of said art work? I would love to give this to my Wife's family.

"Stanley Sykes was born in South Kensington, London,
England, on April 18, 1865. His father, Godfrey Glenton Sykes,
born in 1842 at Malton, Yorkshire, was a well-known professional
artist, designated, by command, artist to Her Majesty, Queen
Victoria. Many examples of his work can be seen at the South
Kensington Museum as well as at the Victoria and Albert Museum
in London, where his paintings, sculptures, and art work are still
on display.' Among the memorabilia in the family's possession, in
addition to a few of his paintings and some hand-painted china
plates, is a silver crayon holder given to Godfrey by his friend, the
father of Rudyard Kipling. Stanley's father was also a great friend
of Charles Dickens, both being Royal Academicians, and was
often visited in his studio by Queen Victoria herself.' Unfortunately,
Stanley's father and mother died before he was two years
old, so he was raised by an aunt. He attended a private school in
South Kensington run by a Miss Shoper and a Dr. Bell and
received his mechanical training later at Finsbury Technical
School in London. He then lived in Wolverhampton, Croydon,
until 1884, when he and his older brother came to the United
States. It was this educational background, combined with his
inherited artistic ability, that enabled Stanley to become a successful
instrument maker."
This was taken from the Arizona Archives.

Just a little tid bit also about Stanley. He help build the Lowell observatory and also the telescope used to find Pluto.

Any and all help about these would be greatly appreciated.

Admin and Mod's ,If I put this in the wrong section please excuse me and find it an appropriate section.

Semper Fi
Phil

[UK Cousin]

I'm sure someone is going soon. Having such a refined group of gentlemen on this forum, its only a matter of time.

[AZPhil]

After doing more research, I'm finding that the 2 museums mentioned above are now actually 1 museum called the Victoria and Albert museum and its a lot bigger than I had guessed, Its 12.5 acres with 145 galleries holding 4.5 MILLION objects.
I just might write a letter to the museum and ask about Godfrey since I didn't realize my request would involve that much research,

Semper Fi
Phil

[AZPhil]

I double tapped this post

Feel free to remove it

SF
Phil

[UK Cousin]

I'm finding research across the pond difficult as well. Good luck buddy.