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I don't doubt that you know all the leading picture dealers in New York very well, but if you want me to approach them on your behalf and to look around for you, I would approach them on your behalf and to look around for you, I would be glad to do so and to let you know. I suppose what you want is a group of works of the leading masters: Gainsborough, Romney, Raeburn, Reynolds, Cotes, Zoffany, Beechey, Moreland, Peter Lely. Will you please give me a rough idea of the number of paintings you think you would like to have?

I trust you realize that in mentioning these pictures which we own at the beginning of the letter I just wanted to give you an idea of what we have. All of these pictures have pedigrees, records, etc., and in particular cases the sitter is identified.

Kindly believe me,

Very sincerely yours

(René Seligmann)

Richard Howard, Esq.
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Dallas, Texas

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