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A Woman at a Mirror

c.1853-76

Albumen print | RCIN 852121

A photograph of a painting now in the Pushkin Museum, Moscow (inv. no.1687), dated c.1523-4, generally attributed to Giulio Romano, although the authorship is an ongoing matter of debate. The identity of the sitter is unclear. Ruland (1876) catalogued it as being then in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
  • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

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