81/2375 Amsterdam Poorter eed 
= Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.
81/2376 Amsterdam Lot of 9 deeds and notarial acts concerning a house on the northern corner of the Kalverstraat and the Taksteeg 
81 2377 Anonymous 16th cent 
- Stain in lower edge; closed tear in upper corner; verso w. tape in corners; sl. fingersoiled.
= Transcript of a leaf from an unidentified edition of the Legenda Aurea of J. de Voragine.
81/2378 Antiphonary Two manuscript initials 
81/2378 Antiphonary Two manuscript initials 
- Cut out from an antiphonary; w. remnants of former sellotape on verso.
ADDED: a 17th-cent.(?) printed leaf from an antiphonary.
81 2379 Art Alma Tadema L 1836 1912 
= Personal letter about a lunch at the Athenaeum Club with Bastien Lepage [Jules Bastien-Lepage, the French painter] at which Alma Tadema had hoped to meet Cooke, suggesting other arrangements.
81 2380 Art Alma Tadema L 1836 1912 
= Alma Tadema writing that he is pleased that Mr. Holzmann has enjoyed his exhibition, hoping he will visit the studio, although "For the moment I am in full removal & can hardly think of painting (...)". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVI.
81 2381 Art Berlage Hendrik Petrus 1856 1934 
= A small note of gratitude for the recipient's attendance at the funeral of H.Th. Wijdeveld's wife, Dutch actress Charlotte Köhler (1892-1977).
81 2382 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828 
81 2382 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828 
81 2382 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828 
- Each vol. w. owner's entry of John Tharp on upper pastedown. Spine-ends restored and backstrips worn.
= Thomas Bewick writing to John Tharp, a wealthy sugar baron who acquired Chippenham Park in 1791, concerning new editions of his works and gently declining invitations to Chippenham Park due to ill health.
81 2383 Art Breitner Georg Hendrik 1857 1923 
- Remnants of former mount on verso.
= Breitner asks for a book to be collected at his address. According to information supplied by the consignor the short note is addressed to Nico van Suchtelen, publisher at Wereldbibliotheek.
Israels, Joseph (1824-1911). Short AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED "Jozef Israels", to "Harold Geralds Esq.", dated "The Hague 19 januari 1906", pen and ink, recto only.
- Small hole in upper part affecting "19".
81 2384 Art Kooning Willem de 1904 1997 
81 2385 Art Looy Jacobus van 1885 1930 
- Folded twice.
= Short letter concerning payment of his contribution to the artists society Arti et Amiticiae (of which the artist Bobeldijk was a board member) which he is willing to pay but, as he didn't attend the last meeting, he would prefer to pay at a later stage. He also asks if one of his friends could join the society ("Ik heb het geantwoord dat dit niet mogelijk was, naar ik geloofde. Dat is toch zoo?").
81 2387 Art Mesdag Hendrik Willem 1831 1915 
= H.W. Mesdag thanking his friend for borrowing "het Pulchri "Studio boekje" which he just sent back. An earlier request for a short speech is discussed and apparently Willy Martens (1856-1927) has advised against the speech "Volgens hem moet dit zeer kort zijn en in alle gevallen niet meer dan 10 minuten duren - Dat is te weinig tijd en geloof ik dat het beter is dat niet te doen, te meer daar ik met een enkel woord eenige bijzonderheden kan vermelden". Mesdag was chairman of the Pulchri Studio society.
= A small note concerning an earlier conversation to reiterate the name of "heer Heyl, Hijl of Heil - ik denk het eerste; maar als u hem opbelt en vraagt naar de heer Hijl dan maakt dit geen verschil".
81 2389 Art Sluijters Jan 1881 1957 
- Tipped onto mount.
= In response to a request by an unidentified recipient, Jan Sluijters writes "dat ik gaarne een der vier kleuren litho's zal uitvoeren". He writes that he will visit "Heer L. Simons" on Saturday May 13th.
81 2390 Art Sluijters Jan 1881 1957 
- The second letter formerly torn in two (now reattached w. tape).
= The first letter concerning an appointment to paint a portrait of Mrs De Hartogh's child and on the price charged for the portrait: "Ik herinner me, dat U mij verleden jaar naar den prijs vroeg van zoo'n portret en ik u toen opgegeven heb f.25,-. De prijs, die ik echter sedert eenigen tijd voor zulke portretten ingevoerd heb is gekomen op f. 350,- (lijst niet inbegrepen) (...)." In the second letter concerning recipt of payment and "Het doet mij zeer veel genoegen, dat het portretje van uw jongste kind naar genoegen is uitgevallen. - Wat het portret van Kareltje betreft, dit zal ik Vrijdag middag even gaan vernissen (...)".
81 2391 Art Verwey Kees 1900 1995 
81 2392 Art Willink Albert Carel 1900 1983 
= Thanking the addressee for the sent book "Ik las met genoegen deze korte verhalen over het Joegoslavische volks leven".
AND 15 other similar autograph correspondence cards/ sentiments or signatures by 12 other Dutch artists, all 20th cent., almost all to "Heer/ de Heer/ René Vlug", in pen and ink or ballpoint pen, occas. w. orig. addressed envelope, i.a. by ANTON PIECK, JOPIE HUISMAN, NICO WIJNBERG, HERMAN GORDIJN and AAT VELDHOEN (w. a small drawing).
= Journal by an (embedded) Dutch journalist, with eyewitness accounts and day to day analysis of the Yougoslav wars of the 1990s and observations of the political developments and behaviour of specific politicians.
81 2394 Belgium Albert II King of the Belgians b 1934 and Paola Queen of the Belgians b 1937 
= With dedication (by Paola): "À madame Augusta Moens[?]".