The other Elgin behind the ‘stolen’ marbles in the British Museum
Washington Post
Mary Nisbet, the Countess of Elgin, helped fund the taking of the Parthenon sculptures. Her divorce from Lord Elgin may have contributed to his need to sell them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/11/28/parthenon-marbles-lord-elgin-mary-nisbet/