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HOOFDDIRECTIE RIJKSMUSEUM Amsterdam, December 8, 1966 Mr. Germain Seligman Jacques Seligman & Co., Inc. 5 East 57th Street New York 22 Dear Mr. Seligman, Thank you very much for your letter of October 29. I talked with Dr. van Schendel about the Solimena. We are both of opinion that it is a fine painting, but upon further consideration it appears not to comply to the full with our need of an imposing sample of the Italian Baroque. Under separate cover I am returning to you the infrared photo and three photostats. I would like to keep the regular photograph for our files. With my best greetings, Sincerely yours, P. van Thiel (P.J.J. van Thiel) Curator of the Dept. of Paintings