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Collection	Victorian Additional Papers
Reference	VIC/ADD/A/10/85/33
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from the Earl of Aberdeen to Dr. Ernst Becker concerning the Raphael portrait of Lorenzo Pucci at Haddo House.
Date	18 October 1858
Writer	Aberdeen, 4th Earl of
Addressee	Becker, Ernst, Dr.; Librarian to the Prince Consort
Description	Lord Aberdeen thanks Becker for sending an extract from a letter from Passavant regarding the Raphael at Haddo, and is glad that the photograph of it has turned out well. He points out that Passavant has forgotten he had already mentioned the picture in his life of Raphael, although he had never seen it. He quotes the relevant passage from Passavant's book, describing it as reputedly a portrait of Lorenzo Pucci, but in poor condition. Lord Aberdeen comments that if Passavant had seen the picture he might have had a better opinion of its condition.
Place Of Writing	Haddo House, Aberdeen
Language	English
Language	German
Extent	1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Digitisation Notes	These papers are available online within 'Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy'
Level	Item

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