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Copy of a letter from Allan Marquand to Charles Henry Hart, 18 February 1917 [page 3 of 3]
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is an hypothesis of the same kind. I have only to ask you to name the stone cutter who did it. These signature have interested me and I may some day carry the study further. With more material at hand it would be easy to distinguish contemporary from posthumous signature. This La Clairon signature appears to me contemporary, not done by Houdon himself, but probably an indication that he made that bust in the year indicated.
Every yours truly Allan Marquand. P.S. Can you name a day when you can come to see the Aaron Burr and the George Washington attributed to Gilbert Stuart.