Dismaying photos show blue crayon scribbles all over the face, limbs, and torso of the beautiful 230-year-old statue, which depicts the Roman Naiade, Sabrina.

Blue scribbles on a 230-year-old statue at a National Trust property may have been the work of children who were given a pack of crayons at the site, officials have admitted.

News UK & World Museums Children scribble over 230-year-old statue with crayons handed out at museum The statute of historical significance, sculpted by John Bacon, is located in the gardens of ...

Jessica Hard, from Medford in Oregon, discovered she could remove crayon marks from her wall by wiping Best Foods - or Hellman's - mayonnaise over the scribbles.