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27th Dec— Dear John: Here is your charge — I hope it is right 3.00 — from you —1.30 — for bottles— 30 — postage 1.40 Rubens worked on gesso - grounds which were covered over with dead oil ground Ruben's worked on grey grounds often— Ruben's used the Maroger medium. Ruben's has just confirmed this from his grave - for you & me. Maroger & his late Pal from The Louvre [strikethrough] found [/strikethrough] revealed litharge (a drie,) - present in all films of the old masters - Fragonard used raw umber ← a drier - & black oil Habby N. year— Reg —
Transcription Notes:
Maroger is an oil varnish painting medium discovered by Jacques Maroger
Jean-Honoré Fragonard - French painter