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 | 11.8 x 10.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2864202
A photograph of a drawing probably by Raphael (c.1504-1505) now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (inv. no. 467). Annotated on the verso.
Joannides (see Bibliographic References) catalogued this drawing as by Raphael but raised the possibility that it could be a later drawing by a pupil. Many scholars do not accept the attribution to Raphael, as explained in the catalogue of the Italian drawings in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (see Bibliographic References).
A copy of this photograph (RCIN 854431) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 48 (970608)
Creator(s)
After a work attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (draughtsman)
Attributed to Robert Jefferson Bingham (1825-70) (photographer)
11.8 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
- 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.192-193, no. 547Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford
p. 152, no. 82
