Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
The head of a man
1860Albumen print | 12.5 x 10.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2864199
A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1504-1505) now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (inv. no. 434). Annotated on the verso.
Joannides (see Bibliographic References) noted a sculpturesque solidity in this drawing created by the dense and strong hatching; for a photograph of another drawing of the same model, see RCIN 851575.
A copy of this photograph (RCIN 854430) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 48 (970608)
Creator(s)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (draughtsman)
Attributed to Robert Jefferson Bingham (1825-70) (photographer)
12.5 x 10.2 cm (image)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Medical sciences
- Anatomy
- Heads
- Anatomy
- Medical sciences
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
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 pp.183-184, no. 528
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p. 151, no. 75
