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