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WILLIAM HOOKHAM CARPENTER (1792-1866)

Letter from William Hookham Carpenter, the Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, to Dr. Ernst Becker naming Dr. Henry Wellesley as the owner of a Raphael sketch.

18 Apr 1859

Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/ADDA10/85/55

Carpenter writes that he has discovered that the engraving by C.G. Lewis which Becker showed him is from a sketch of the 'Virgin and Child' by Raphael owned by Dr Wellesley of Oxford.

  • Creator(s)

    William Hookham Carpenter (1792-1866) (writer)

    Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (addressee)

  • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

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