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Collection	Victorian Additional Papers
Reference	VIC/ADD/A/10/85/86
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Reverend Robert Collyer, Librarian at Holkham Hall, to Dr. Ernst Becker regarding the identification of drawings by Raphael at Holkham.
Date	25 November 1859
Writer	Collyer, Robert, Revd; Librarian
Addressee	Becker, Ernst, Dr.; Librarian to the Prince Consort
Description	Collyer writes that there is a drawing at Holkham entitled 'Joseph and his Brethren', but that this has always been ascribed to Caravaggio. There is a small drawing by Raphael which has always been called 'Our Saviour and his disciples'; Passavant and Waagen may have confused the two, or the latter drawing may in fact be of Joseph and his brethren. Collyer promises to examine it and report back to Becker. Collyer first mentions Caravaggio as the author of the drawing but later in the letter names Correggio, one or the other clearly a mistake.
Place Of Writing	Holkham Hall
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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