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Collection	Victorian Additional Papers
Reference	VIC/ADD/A/10/85/56
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Joseph Cundall to Dr. Ernst Becker about photographing works by Raphael belonging to Thomas Baring.
Date	23 April 1859
Writer	Cundall, Joseph; photographer
Addressee	Becker, Ernst, Dr.; Librarian to the Prince Consort
Description	Cundall reports that he has seen and has an appointment to photograph Thomas Baring's Raphaels, but one is too dark, like the Francia picture, which he has tried 20 times to photograph. He hopes that Becker will be able to have the small picture from Wilton sent up [to London] so that he can use another technique to get a better photograph. He adds that both Wilton pictures have the seal of the Accademia Clementina of Bologna on the back. In a P.S. he describes a technique used by Colnaghi's to photograph dark paintings and asks whether he could try this with the Francia. Finally, he reports that he has received the Duke of Northumberland's permission to photograph his two Raphaels.
Place Of Writing	New Bond Street, Clarendon, London
Language	English
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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