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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/30/17
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Draft letter from Prince Albert to Charles Eastlake
Date	[27 July 1845]
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Eastlake, Charles; Secretary to the Fine Arts Commission
Description	Draft letter from Prince Albert to Charles Eastlake regarding the letter from Cope and Horsley (see VIC/MAIN/F/30/15) and agreeing with their proposition that they be allowed to co-operate with fellow artists. He asks Eastlake to inform them that this will be considered by the commissioners. He also instructs the commission to call upon Mr Barry to submit finished plans of the Painted Chamber, to appoint a committee to consider the subjects to be included in its design and then to give the chosen designs to the petitioners [Cope, Horsley and Maclise]. He also mentions that the exhibition of oil painting has been delayed and makes recommendations for the artists Fennick, Herbert and Severn.
Place Of Writing	Osborne
Language	English
Extent	1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Digitisation Notes	These papers are available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
URL	https://albert.rct.uk
Level	Item

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