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Collection	Victorian Additional Papers
Reference	VIC/ADD/A/10/85/27
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Joseph Cundall to Dr. Ernst Becker reporting that Robert Howlett has been unable to produce a satisfactory photograph of the Raphael painting at Kensington Palace.
Date	4 August 1858
Writer	Cundall, Joseph; photographer
Addressee	Becker, Ernst, Dr.; Librarian to the Prince Consort
Description	Cundall writes that Howlett has asked him to report that it has been impossible to photograph the Raphael in Kensington Palace, although he has tried 4 days' exposure with a dry plate in bright sun. The painting is too yellow; even the best results, with wet collodion, are not good enough to show. Cundall asks for Becker's instructions regarding Warwick Castle.
Place Of Writing	Bedford Place, Campden Hill, Kensington
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Related Material	See VIC/ADD/A/10/85/32, a print of the picture a 'Madonna and Child'.
Digitisation Notes	These papers are available online within 'Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy'
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