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placed in the Palazzo Durazzo-Pallavicino at
Genoa and thence transferred to Rome, as part
of the dowry of a Lady of that Family married
to a Roman Nobleman in the early part of the
XVII Century, whence I brought it to England.
Should you happen to meet the President
of the Royal Society of British Artists, Mr.
Alfred East, A.R.A., who is going to Chicago
next Saturday, and who has seen and examined
the Van Dyck, he is likely to give you a different
opinion of this Masterpiece.
I beg to remain
Yours faithfully
Luigi Ricci
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placed in the Palazzo Durazzo-Pallavicino at
Genoa and thence transferred to Rome, as part
of the dowry of a Lady of that Family married
to a Roman Nobleman in the early part of the
XVII Century, whence I brought it to England.
Should you happen to meet the President
of the Royal Society of British Artists, Mr.
Alfred East, A.R.A., who is going to Chicago
next Saturday, and who has seen and examined
the Van Dyck, he is likely to give you a different
opinion of this Masterpiece.
I beg to remain
Yours faithfully
Luigi Ricci
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