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Dear Theo,
Yesterday a box was sent to The Hague, in which I enclosed a
photograph of a picture by J. Maris and also, as I promised,
“Der Wirthin Töchterlein.” I hope you will put
them both up in your room. In the same box is a photograph of a
picture by Thijs Maris, for Mr. Tersteeg. Schüller in
Paris sent me six copies of both, which I needed for presents;
I have none to spare of the Thijs Maris.
Anna and I arrived safely in London and hope we shall find
something for her here. I do not say it will be easy, but every
day she is here she learns something, and at all events I think
there is more chance for her to find something here than in
Holland. I find everything again as
beautiful as when I saw it the first time. Good luck to you,
boy, and give my compliments to the Rooses, Haanebeeks and
Carbentuses when you see them. I am learning to swim.
Write to me whether you have already read in Michelet
1 and what you think about it. To me that book was a
revelation. À Dieu.
Vincent
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L'Amour by Michelet.
At this time, Vincent was 21 year oldSource:
Vincent van Gogh. Letter to Theo van Gogh. Written 21 July 1874 in London. Translated by Mrs. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, edited by Robert Harrison, number 019.
URL: https://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/2/019.htm.
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