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After a work copying Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
A draped man leaning on a parapet c. 1857
Albumen print? | RCIN 2864432
After a work copying Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
A draped man leaning on a parapet c. 1857
A photograph of a drawing now in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle (RCIN 990241). The drawing is a copy from the figure of the philosopher watching the young man writing, leaning on a pilaster at the top right of the stairs in Raphael's 'School of Athens', painted in c.1509-10 in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican.
A copy of this photograph (RCIN 852582) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 26 (970585)
A copy of this photograph (RCIN 852582) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 26 (970585)
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Creator(s)
After a work copying Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Attributed to Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68) (photographer)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Philosophy & Psychology
- Philosophers
- visual works
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Bibliographic reference(s)
P&W : Popham, A.E. & Wilde, J., 1949. The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London p.319, no.820
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The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.