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Letter from Paul Alexis, Paris, to Léon Leenhoff?, 1885 January 4 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
445443
Accession number
MA 3950.3:1
Creator
Alexis, Paul, 1851-1901.
Display Date
Paris, France, 1885 January 4.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Charles Engelhard and children in memory of Mr. Charles Engelhard, 1974.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 17.6 x 10.9 cm
Notes
The banquet was held at the Père Lathuille on January 5, 1885.
Forms part of the Tabarant collection 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
Referencing his writing on Manet in Le Cri du Peuple; sending greetings to Madame Manet; saying he will attend the banquet in his honor and asking if he could be seated next to Zola.