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ALFRED-EMILIEN NIEUWERKERKE (1811-92)

Letter from Émilien Niuwerkerke, the Director General of the Imperial Museums in France, to the Prince Consort.

20 Apr 1859

Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/ADDA10/85/217

Nieuwerkerke writes to acknowledge receipt of a volume of photographs of the Raphael drawings at Windsor Castle.

  • Creator(s)

    Alfred-Emilien Nieuwerkerke (1811-92) (writer)

    Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (addressee)

  • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

  • Place of Production
    Palais du Louvre [Paris]
  • Object type(s)
      • printed & manuscript material
        • documents
          • correspondence
    Language(s)
    French
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