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Curator of the Queen's Collection, to whose safe keeping Sir Francis Cooke had entrusted the picture: it was the only English portrait Sir Franci possessed, hence the reason for sale.

    Yours very truly,
    (Signed) Lockett Agnew.

COPY

With kind regards, believe me, Very truly yours, Robert F. Knoedler