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Letter from Auguste Rodin, place of writing not identified, to W. E. Henley, circa 1883 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
434845
Accession number
MA 1617.380
Creator
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917.
Display Date
Place of writing not identified, circa 1883.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 15.5 x 10 cm
Notes
The letter is undated. However, Rodin completed his bust of Victor Hugo in 1883.
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Saying that he would like to send Henley the bust (most likely referring to the bust of Victor Hugo mentioned in the previous letter, MA 1617.379) but he has to cast it in bronze first; discussing his other plans for the bust.