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VICADD7 - Additional Papers of the Prince Consort
- 11 - Correspondence concerning the Prince Consort's collection of engravings and photographs of the paintings and drawings of Raphael
  - 1 - Raphael correspondence; England; 1853-1861

Collection	Victorian Additional Papers
Reference	VIC/ADD/A/10/85/152
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from William Russell to Charles Ruland expressing surprise that his 'Raffaelism' should be included in the Prince Consort's collection, and reporting on his son's illness.
Date	29 March 1861
Writer	Russell, William; art collector, Accountant General of the Court of Chancery
Addressee	Ruland, Charles; Librarian to the Prince Consort
Description	Russell writes that he never expected his 'Raffaelism' (presumably the etching mentioned in VIC/ADDA10/85/151) to go into the Prince Consort's Raphael collection, and states that the Adoration of the Shepherds in Ottley's 'Italian School of Design' was his source. He is glad to hear that HRH is taking an interest in the Raphael photographs, but shocked at the disappearance of the Perugian altarpiece in Naples. He adds a note reporting that his son's illness seems to have been traced to arsenic in the wallpaper of his office. Russell is evidently responding to a letter from Ruland thanking for the etching he sent with his previous letter (see VIC/ADDA10/85/151), and answering Russell's enquiry in that letter about the effect on the Prince Consort of the 'sadness of the time' - presumably the death of the Duchess of Kent on 16 March.
Place Of Writing	Chesham Place
Language	English
Extent	1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Related Material	For related correspondence, see VIC/ADD/A/10/85/151.
Digitisation Notes	These papers are available online within 'Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy'
Level	Item

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