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April 21, 1929

‘Miss Nell Jaffe,

Assistant Curator, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio

Dear Miss Jaffe:

Please pardon the delay that has inter- vened in my securing the copy of the painting by Beckhout in the New York Historical Society collection, I am send- ing it to you herewith. Yill you tre so good as to let me know whether there is any record cf the provenance of 4ies ricture. Do you know from whose collection it was secyred Before it came into the vossession of the donor and will you give me the donor's name? I am hoping to publish both pictures in a forthcoming issue of the buli¢tin of the New York Historical Society and will en- deavor to see thut the cory is sent you.

Thanking you fort your courtesy, I am

Yours very truly,,

Secretary SPN :MB

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