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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/31/22
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Copy letter from Prince Albert to Sir Charles Eastlake
Date	22 August 1854
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Eastlake, Charles, Sir; Secretary to the Fine Arts Commission
Description	Copy letter from Prince Albert to Sir Charles Eastlake in reply to his previous letter regarding the paintings of Mr Ward. He expresses his disappointment that they were a failure however, he asks that they remain hanging for the time being so that the public have a chance to view them and judge 'the defects of oil painting for certain purposes'. He also comments on Mr Herbert's sketch of Moses and states that he advised the Queen not to use the Queen's Robing Room so that William Dyce would note have an 'excuse on that account, which perhaps he may have been hoping for.
Place Of Writing	Osborne
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper
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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