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Collection	Victorian Additional Papers
Reference	VIC/ADD/A/10/85/89
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from William Hookham Carpenter, the Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, to Dr. Ernst Becker reporting that admission to the Print Room will be arranged for Charles Ruland.
Date	2 December 1859
Writer	Carpenter, William Hookham; Keeper of Prints and Drawings, British Museum
Addressee	Becker, Ernst, Dr.; Librarian to the Prince Consort
Description	Carpenter writes that admission to the British Museum's Print Room is being arranged for Charles Ruland. He states that three Raphael drawings, the Nativity, the Presentation in the Temple and a study for the Infant Christ in 'La Belle Jardinière', once owned by Mr Böhm of Vienna, were presented to the Oxford University Galleries by the late Mr Chambers Hall. He adds that the other drawing mentioned by Becker is probably still in the possession of Mrs Ford.
Place Of Writing	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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