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Letter from Charles S. Carstairs to Henry Clay Frick, 18 February 1907

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-the delight at eventually getting them and
+the delight at eventually getting them and the immense excitement of getting them out of Italy. They have all had to be relived the old varnish removed & revarnished.  This has been four months work but they are nearly ready & I am soon to have the pleasure of showing them all to you.  Little Roland will be the most excited man you ever knew & if he has had any feeling about my remaining  over here this Winter, it will be dissipated quickly.  Please dont mention these pictures to anyone.  Not a living soul knows about them.  Poor Sulley, the Berlin gallery & some others will be greatly upset & disappointed when it eventually leaks out.  Just think they were
-the immense excitement of getting them out
+painted for the family in 1623 to 5 and have never been out of Genoa.  Sail for Naples & I will motor you 1 day to Rome, 1 day to Florence magnificent trip 1 day to Genoa & one to Monte Carlo & then we will take the train to Paris. Best wishes
-of Italy. They have all had to be relieved
-the old varnish removed + revarnished
+Always Devotedly
-This has been four months work but they
+C.S. Carstairs
-are nearly ready + I am soon to have the
-pleasure of showing them all to you
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-Little Roland will be the most excited
-man you ever knew + if he has had any
-feeling about my remaining  over here this
-Winter - it will be dissipated quickly
-Please dont mention these pictures to anyone
-not a living soul knows about them Poor
-Sulley the Berlin Gallery + some others
-will be greatly upset + disappointed when
-it eventually leaks out just think they were
-painted for the family in 1623 to 5 and have
-never been out of Genoa- Sail for Naples
-I will motor you 1 day to Rome, 1 day to
-Florence magnificent trip 1 day to Genoa
-+ one to Monte Carlo + then we will take the
-train to Paris. Best wishes
-  Always Devotedly
-   C.S. Corstairs
-             [H.C. 315.027]

Revision as of Feb 27, 2019, 3:43:02 AM

[begin page 4 of 4] the delight at eventually getting them and the immense excitement of getting them out of Italy. They have all had to be relived the old varnish removed & revarnished. This has been four months work but they are nearly ready & I am soon to have the pleasure of showing them all to you. Little Roland will be the most excited man you ever knew & if he has had any feeling about my remaining over here this Winter, it will be dissipated quickly. Please dont mention these pictures to anyone. Not a living soul knows about them. Poor Sulley, the Berlin gallery & some others will be greatly upset & disappointed when it eventually leaks out. Just think they were painted for the family in 1623 to 5 and have never been out of Genoa. Sail for Naples & I will motor you 1 day to Rome, 1 day to Florence magnificent trip 1 day to Genoa & one to Monte Carlo & then we will take the train to Paris. Best wishes

Always Devotedly C.S. Carstairs

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