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38 Conduit Street W.
LONDON ( England )
December 16th, 1909.
Henry Clay Frick, Esq.
NEW YORK.
Dear Sir,
Last Saturday I received a letter
from Mr. Rogers Fry, stating that he would
call here, at your request, on the 15th
to see the Van Dyck. He came yesterday, &
he seemed not satisfied with the Painting
as being a Van Dyck. Of course Mr. Fry is
entitled to have his own opinion - but I am
quite satisfied, not only with the opinion
of other Experts ( I will not say better
qualified, but of equally high standing )
and with the undoubted fact that the Painting
has never changed hands since it was
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