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I, Charles S. Carstairs, being duly sworn depose and say that acting on behalf of Roland F. Knoedler, doing business as M. Knoedler & Co., sold to the late H. C. Frick on November 3rd, 1919, the following three etchings by Rembrandt: "Christ Presented to the People", "The Three Crosses", "Christ Healing the Sick" for Forty Two Thousand ($42,000) Dollars, On October 31st, 1919, Messrs. M. Knoedler & Co. received a cable from Messrs. P. & D. Colnaghi & Obach of London, with whom they owned these etchings joint account as follows: "Please send Ivins Metropolitan Museum Rembrandt etchings Three Crosses No. 2287 and Ecce Homo No. 2386 He has client These prints were offered to him when in London last Summer at three and four thousand pounds respectively". On November 3rd, 1919, I showed this cable to the late H. C. Frick, and he concluded to buy the two etchings referred to therein, as well as a third one that came with these, viz: "Christ Healing the Sick". Messrs. M. Knoedler & Co., therefore, cabled on the same day to Messrs. P & D. Colnaghi & Obach: "Three Rembrandt etchings sold Frick ten thousand pounds". The price of Forty Two Thousand ($42,000) Dollars was agreed on with Mr. Frick. On November 7th, 1919, Messrs. M. Knoedler & Co. confirmed this cable in a letter with Messrs. P. & D. Colnaghi & Obach, which they subsequently acknowledged. Charles J. Carstairs STATE OF NEW YORK, ) COUNTY OF NEW YORK, ) SS: On this 9th day of January, 1920, before me personally appeared Charles S. Carstairs, known to me, and to me known, to be the person who executed the foregoing, and being duly sworn did depose and say that the above is true to the best of his knowledge and belief. Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid. Norman G. Wells