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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