Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
A flying putto scattering flowers
1860Albumen print | 23.3 x 17.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2864189
A photograph of a black chalk drawing by Raphael (c.1510-12) now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (inv. no.432). The photographed drawing has been associated with a compositional sketch for the Sistine Madonna (Frankfurt, Staedel, inv. no.4303; see Bibliographic References).
A copy of this photograph (RCIN 850607) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 7 (970566)
Creator(s)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
Attributed to Robert Jefferson Bingham (1825-70) (photographer)
23.3 x 17.5 cm (image)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Botany
- Systematic botany
- Flowering plants
- Systematic botany
- Botany
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Bibliographic reference(s)
Brejon de Lavergnée 1997 : Brejon de Lavergnée, B, 1997. Catalogue des dessins Italiens. Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Paris p. 186-187, no. 535
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p. 204, no. 283
