BIB_ID
224005
Accession number
MA 3950.3:75
Creator
Claretie, Jules, 1840-1913, sender.
Display Date
Paris, France, 1880 February 16.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Charles Engelhard and children in memory of Mr. Charles Engelhard, 1974.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 15.6 x 9.8 cm
Notes
On stationery with letterhead: "10, Rue de Douai / J. C".
Provenance
From the collection of Adolphe Tabarant (1863-1950); by descent to his daughter Lucienne Tabarant and sold by her to Mina Curtiss (1896-1985) in 1960; purchased as the gift of Mrs. Charles Engelhard and children in memory of Mr. Charles Engelhard in 1974.
Summary
Apologizing for not having responded to Manet's letter earlier and explaining the circumstances in which he received it and forgot about it; offering assistance to a friend; mentioning that Marie Colombier is very happy with a pastel that Manet made of her and has also praised his portrait of Antonin Proust.
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