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T CROME

Imaginary' letter from T. Crome to Signor Botti, a contemporary of Raphael and original owner of Raphael's portrait of his mistress Margarita,.

27 Jan 1914

Loose typescript paper | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/ADDA10/85/566

Imaginary' letter from T. Crome to Signor Botti, a contemporary of Raphael and original owner of Raphael's portrait of his mistress Margarita, now in Crome's possession, explaining Crome's reasons for identifying the sitter and attributing the portrait to Raphael.

Enclosed with a letter from Crome to the Royal Librarian sending a photograph of the portrait (see VIC/ADDA10/85/565).

Related Material: For related correspondence, see VIC/ADDA10/85/565.

  • Creator(s)

    T Crome (writer)

    Signor Botti (addressee)

  • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

  • Place of Production
    5 Crosby Square [London]
  • Object type(s)
      • printed & manuscript material
        • documents
          • correspondence
    Language(s)
    English
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