BIB_ID
224124
Accession number
MA 3950.3:102
Creator
Duret, Théodore, 1838-1927, sender.
Display Date
Liverpool, England, 1871 July 7.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Charles Engelhard and children in memory of Mr. Charles Engelhard, 1974.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 20.2 x 12.7 cm
Notes
Forms part of the Tabarant collection, papers related to the artist Édouard Manet.
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 paid him for a painting, but explaining that the Commune has thrown his finances into disorder; saying that he is about to embark on a round-the-world trip; reporting on English tastes regarding French painting.
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