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Collection	Victorian Additional Papers
Reference	VIC/ADD/A/10/85/214
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Charles Thurston Thompson to Dr. Ernst Becker reporting that he has photographed all the Raphael drawings at the Louvre.
Date	22 November 1856
Writer	Thompson, Charles Thurston; photographer
Addressee	Becker, Ernst, Dr.; Librarian to Prince Albert
Description	Thurston Thompson informs Dr. Becker that he has photographed all the Raphael drawings in the Louvre's collection, not for the French government but by permission obtained for him by the Marlborough House authorities [the Department of Art & Science]. He will shortly return to London from Paris and hopes to be able to show Dr Becker a set of 'impressions' (photographic prints) soon.
Place Of Writing	Paris
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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