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The Corresponence of James McNeil Whistler
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System Number: 13670
Date: 7 December 1893
Author: William Eden[1]
Place: Paris
Recipient: JW
Place: [London]
Repository: Glasgow University Library
Call Number: MS Whistler E22 (p. 5)
Document Type: MsLc[2]


4 Rue de Presbourg - Paris

7 Décembre 1893

Cher Monsieur Whistler

Vous devez avoir entendu parler de nous par notre ami mutuel, Monsieur Georges Moore[3]. Voudriez vous être assez bon pour m'écrire un mot et me dire quand il vous serait agréable que Lady Eden[4] et moi nous passions à votre atelier.

Sincèrement à vous.

William Eden.


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Notes:

1.  William Eden
Sir William Eden (1849-1915), painter and collector [more].

2.  MsLc
This is a translation of the original letter, which has not been located. It was probably made for presentation during JW's appeal in the court case originally brought by Eden, in a dispute over possession of Brown and Gold: Portrait of Lady Eden (YMSM 408).

3.  George Moore
George Moore (1852-1933), novelist and art critic [more].

4.  Lady Eden
Lady Sybil Frances Eden (1867-1945), née Grey [more].