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Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)
Head of a bishop [from 'The Coronation of Charlemagne'] c.1853-76
Albumen print | 23.0 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852387
![Head of a bishop [from 'The Coronation of Charlemagne']](https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/c/6/759319-1527261182.jpg?itok=Oqek_ddK "Head of a bishop [from 'The Coronation of Charlemagne']")
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A photograph of a drawing by Carlo Maratti currently in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle (RCIN 904246). The drawing reproduces the head of a bishop, depicted at lower right in the fresco of The Coronation of Charlemagne, painted by Raphael and his workshop in the Stanza dell'Incendio in the Vatican.
Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
23.0 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
B(R) : Blunt, A.F. & Cooke, H.L., 1960. The Roman Drawings of the XVII and XVIII Centuries in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London no. 428
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