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Collection	Victorian Additional Papers
Reference	VIC/ADD/A/10/85/215
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Benjamin Delessert to Dr. Ernst Becker concerning the Duc de Luynes's Raphael project and recommending a former print dealer in Paris who could assist in the search for engravings after Raphael.
Date	18 November 1856
Writer	Delessert, Benjamin
Addressee	Becker, Ernst, Dr.; Librarian to Prince Albert
Description	Delessert apologizes for his delay in replying to Becker's letter; he still does not have all the information requested. He reports that the Duc de Luynes started a project several years ago to have engravings made of the Raphael drawings left to the city of Lille by Monsieur Vicar [Wicar], but no engravings have yet been published. Luynes is away from Paris but Delessert will send a fuller reply when he returns. He recommends Monsieur Defer, a retired print dealer, as someone who could send Becker catalogues of all sales in which engravings after Raphael appeared. He is known to Colnaghi and all the London dealers and is very knowledgeable and trustworthy.
Place Of Writing	Paris
Language	French
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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