Prince Albert's Personal Papers
Papers relating to Prince Albert’s personal life and enthusiasms
CARPENTER, WILLIAM HOOKHAM; KEEPER OF PRINTS AND DRAWINGS, BRITISH MUSEUM (LONDON)
Letter from William Hookham Carpenter, the Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, to Dr. Ernst Becker naming Dr. Henry Wellesley as the owner of a Raphael sketch.
18 Apr 1859Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/ADDA10/85/55
Carpenter writes that he has discovered that the engraving by C.G. Lewis which Becker showed him is from a sketch of the 'Virgin and Child' by Raphael owned by Dr Wellesley of Oxford.
Creator(s)
Carpenter, William Hookham; Keeper of Prints and Drawings, British Museum (London) (writer) [18 April 1859]
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (addressee)
1 document (4 pages) (whole object)