Hobbs, Susan. The Whistler Peacock Room (en anglès). 4a ed.. Washington, D.C.: Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1980, pàg.15. ISBN 9780934686341 [Consulta: 30 abril 2014]. «It is said that when Thomas Jeckyll saw what had become of the room that he had hoped would establish his reputation, he "hurried home, gilded his floor, and forgot his grief in a mad house". The dramatic account has often been repeated, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction.»
