CollectionVictorian Additional Papers
ReferenceVIC/ADD/A/10/85/346
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Piloty & Loehle to Dr. Ernst Becker regarding a head of St Michael by Raphael in the Pinakothek in Munich, of which they offer to have a lithograph made.
Date21 March 1857
WriterPiloty & Loehle; art publishers to the King of Bavaria
AddresseeBecker, Ernest, Dr.; Librarian to the Prince Consort
DescriptionThe writer states that there is a head of St Michael painted by Raphael in the royal Pinakothek in Munich, of which they enclose an outline engraving and other details (not present). If the Prince Consort would like a lithograph copy of it, they are willing to provide this on the same basis as the other three Raphael paintings.
Piloty & Loehle apologise for their previous complaint about Becker's payments, and insist that their only motive was to prevent him being overcharged by profiteering bankers.
They will charge each library [presumably Queen Victoria's and the Prince Consort's] for the photographs of the portrait of Tsar Alexander of Russia, and they look forward to further commissions from Dr. Becker.
The previous correspondence mentioned only two Raphael paintings, although this letter says three were copied for the Prince.
Place Of WritingBavaria
LanguageGerman
Extent1 document (4 pages)
Physical DescriptionLoose manuscript paper; mounted
Access ConditionsAvailable in surrogate form only
Digitisation NotesThese papers are available online within 'Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy'
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