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Beginning of Page 1 In graphite: "Ricci" THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE LIMITED. All Business Communications must be addressed to "THE MANAGER"

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TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "RARIORA, LONDON." TELEPHONE No 4095 GERRARD. 17, Old Burlington Street, London, W. Stamped in blue ink: RECEIVED DEC 28 1909 Dec.16.09. My dear Mr Frick I have examined the Van Dyck offered to you by Ricci. It is an enormous life size equestrian portrait of a Genoese nobleman. It is not in perfect preservation. The attitude of the rider and horseman are clearly based on a Van Dyck portrait but the resemblance ceases with this general likeness. The artist who did it was an Italian probably a Roman who had seen Van Dyck but had