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JOSEPH CUNDALL (1819-95)

Letter from Joseph Cundall to Dr. Ernst Becker concerning Thomas Baring's portrait of a Young Man by Raphael and the Wilton Madonna.

22 Jul 1859

Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/ADDA10/85/63

Cundall writes that there is no trace of a book under the arm of the young man in the Raphael portrait in Thomas Baring's collection, and adds that he has sent the [photograph] of the Wilton House Madonna to Buckingham Palace.

  • Creator(s)

    Joseph Cundall (1819-95) (writer)

    Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (addressee)

  • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

  • Place of Production
    New Bond Street [London]
  • Object type(s)
      • printed & manuscript material
        • documents
          • correspondence
    Language(s)
    English
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