A chromolithograph by Ludwig Grüner (c.1844) showing the interior of the Raphael Loggia (looking south) painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the Vatican. Lettered with title below image. Published in 'Fresco decorations and stuccoes of churches & palaces in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with descriptions by Lewis Gruner', London 1844.

Queen Victoria wrote in her Journal for 20 May 1845: ‘After luncheon, Mr Gruner who directs the decorations in the Cottage, & is a man full of talent, showed us some beautiful designs of interiors of Churches & Palaces in Italy, &c.’ The work, which includes forty-four plates, was dedicated to Prince Albert and the members of the Royal Commission on the Fine Arts.