Letter from William Hookham Carpenter, the Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, to Dr. Ernst Becker returning a facsimile of a Raphael drawing.

25 Mar 1859

Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/ADDA10/85/52

Carpenter thanks Becker for sending him a facsimile of a Raphael drawing; he returns it with a tracing (not present) from a similar sketch in the museum. He adds that he was flattered by the Prince Consort's praise for the exhibition of prints and drawings at the museum.

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William Hookham Carpenter (1792-1866) (writer)

Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (addressee)
1 document (4 pages) (whole object)
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London [Greater London]
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English

Letter from William Hookham Carpenter, the Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, to Dr. Ernst Becker returning a facsimile of a Raphael drawing.

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