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Prince Albert's Personal Papers

Papers relating to Prince Albert’s personal life and enthusiasms

RULAND, CHARLES

Copy list of works by Raphael in the Accademia in Venice, as catalogued by Passavant, to be photographed for the Prince Consort's collection.

2 Mar 1863

Loose manuscript paper | 1 document (10 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/ADDA10/85/306a

The list, based on the French edition of Passavant's biography of Raphael, Vol II p.403ff, is numbered as in Passavant. It comprises: 12. Profile of a cornice (on the reverse of a sheet showing an angel scattering flowers). 14. Two juvenile heads (reverse of a drawing of St Andrew). 18. Ornament (reverse of three young male nudes, standing). 25. A seated old man, nude, holding a globe in his left hand and a sceptre in the right. Ink, light wash. 26. Standing male nude, leaning on a balustrade with one hand (reverse of the previous sheet). 37. Standing male nude, back view, holding a sword in his right hand. 38. Standing male nude, side view; the arm missing. Anatomical study. (Reverse of the previous sheet). 44. Half figure of a woman holding a child. The woman's head alone is covered with pearl-grey gouache with finishing touches of black and white. 52. Drawing of a leaf of a Corinthian capital (reverse of a sheet showing the head of a child lying down). 68. Half figure of a bearded man, 'Anaxagora'. On the reverse another head of a man in profile. 'Vitorino Feltrin'. 84. Four outstretched arms, ink (reverse of a drawing of 3 male heads). 85. 3 female figures beneath an arcaded vestibule. One of them holds two pigeons. 88. 3 arms, ink and wash. 89. A man's chest, ink. 93. View of a town, in the background a castle on a mountain, ink. 94. The reverse of the preceding sheet, representing a mountainous landscape, a male head, a child's head, a hand. 95. View of a town with a church on a mountain. 96. Some clumps of rocks, an eagle (reverse of the previous sheet). 97. A wall of large dressed stones etc. 93. The reverse of this sheet, showing part of a town with a high tower. 99. Three nude figures, armed with lances. (Needle-pricked) and on the reverse a fragment of a figure of a young man, side view. 100. Sketch for a battle with horsemen (black chalk, on brown paper with white highlights). 101. Head of Christ, looking downwards, red chalk.

At the end of the list Ruland has added a coloured cartoon showing 'Noah entering the Ark', attributed to Raphael, in the Palazzo Manfrini at Venice (not present).

Related Material: For related material, see VIC/ADDA10/85/306.
  • Creator(s)

    Ruland, Charles (writer) [[2 March 1863]]

  • 1 document (10 pages) (whole object)