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Collection	Victorian Additional Papers
Reference	VIC/ADD/A/10/85/251
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Dominic Colnaghi to Dr. Ernst Becker in reply to his enquiries about a Raphael Madonna in Dresden and about the 'Madre de Raffaelle' picture.
Date	26 November 1856
Writer	Colnaghi, Dominic; art dealer
Addressee	Becker, Ernest, Dr.; Librarian to Prince Albert
Description	Colnaghi thanks Dr Becker for his letter of the previous day (not present). He reports that there are three Madonnas after Raphael in the list of the 'Dresden Gallery' [presumably the catalogue of the works in that gallery]: the 'Saint Sisto' [Sistine Madonna}, the 'Sedia' and the 'Belle Jardiniére'; but as the plates are not numbered and are not always bound in the same order, he is unsure which is the one Prince Albert wants. He has received the print of the 'Madre di Raffaelle', which was so named by the Florentine engraver Perfetti; he remembers [Picciani's] engraving and thinks it is of the same picture. He will write again when he has found out more about the picture.
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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