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Collection	Victorian Additional Papers
Reference	VIC/ADD/A/10/85/479
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from William Carpenter, the Keeper of Prints & Drawings at the British Museum, to Charles Ruland regarding the portrait of Giovanni Francesco Penni attributed to Raphael.
Date	5 March 1861
Writer	Carpenter, William Hookham; Keeper of Prints & Drawings, British Museum
Addressee	Ruland, Charles; Librarian to the Prince Consort
Description	Carpenter writes to tell Ruland that the portrait of Giovanni Francesco (Gianfrancesco) Penni attributed to Raphael was bought at the King of Holland's sale for the collection at Weimar. He adds that he has been ill and is convalescing in Sussex, from where this letter is written. A sale of pictures belonging to King William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849) took place in August 1850.
Place Of Writing	Midhurst
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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