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WILHELM SCHADOW (1788-1862)

Letter from Wilhelm von Schadow, the Director of the Royal Academy of Arts at Düsseldorf, to Dr. Ernst Becker.

4 Aug 1857

Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/ADDA10/85/353

Schadow writes to Becker thanking him for the collection of photographs of the Raphael drawings at Windsor sent to the Academy on the Prince Consort's instructions and stating that a letter of thanks to the Prince was also on its way.

  • Creator(s)

    Wilhelm Schadow (1788-1862) (writer)

    Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (addressee)

  • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)

  • Place of Production
    Düsseldorf [Germany]
  • Object type(s)
      • printed & manuscript material
        • documents
          • correspondence
    Language(s)
    German
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