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Collection	Victorian Additional Papers
Reference	VIC/ADD/A/10/85/548
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Sir John Crampton, the British Minister in St Petersburg, to Dr. Ernst Becker enclosing a letter from the Grand Marshal of the Russian Imperial Court regarding pictures by or ascribed to Raphael in the Hermitage.
Date	16 March 1859
Writer	Crampton, John, Sir, Bart.; British Envoy to Russia 1859-1860
Addressee	Becker, Ernst, Dr.; Librarian to the Prince Consort
Description	Crampton writes that he is enclosing a letter from Count Schouvaloff, Grand Marshal of the Court at St Petersburg, (see VIC/ADDA10/85/549 and VIC/ADDA10/85/550) in response to his enquiry on the Prince Consort's behalf about pictures by Raphael in the Hermitage, together with the accompanying list of pictures, of which permission is given for photographs to be made for the Prince. A note by Becker records that he replied on 28 April.
Place Of Writing	St. Petersburg
Language	English
Extent	1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Related Material	For related correspondence, see VIC/ADD/A/10/85/549 and VIC/ADD/A/10/85/550.
Digitisation Notes	These papers are available online within 'Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy'
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