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In the Dutch literary monthly “Maatstaf”
[Criterion] of September 1958 an article was published
entitled: “Van Gogh's Dramatic Years in The Hague”,
written by Dr. J. Hulsker, Head of the Arts Department of the
Ministry of Education, Arts and Sciences in Holland. He has
courteously granted permission to use the results of his
thorough investigation as to the dating of Vincent's letters.
He looked for the relation between expressions Vincent used in
connection with indications like: Sunday evening, last Friday,
etc. In this way he arrived at the following dates:
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Letter Number
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Date
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191
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Not later than 28 April
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192
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3 to 9 May
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193
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14 or 15 May
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194
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From 3 to 9 May
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195
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1 May
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196
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2 May
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197
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From 11 to 13 May
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198
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From 14 or 15 May
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199
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From 16 to 26 May
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200
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From 16 to 26 May
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201
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From 1 to 3 June
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202
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27 May
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203
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31 May
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204
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1 June
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205
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3 June
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Reading the letters in the following order will lead to a
better understanding of events: 191, 195, 196, 192, 194, 197,
198, 193, 199, 200, 202, 203, 204, 201, 205.
At this time, Vincent was 105 year oldSource:
Dr. Jan Hulsker. Letter to Maatstaf. Written September 1958 in Amsterdam. Translated by Unknown, edited by Robert Harrison, number htm.
URL: https://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/12/etc-322b.htm.
This letter may be freely used, in accordance with the terms of this site.
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