578_To Theo Van Gogh. on or About Friday, 24 Feb 1888.

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578 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Friday, 24 February 888.

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!o. 578"Brieven 1990 580, Complete Letters 464#

Fro$% &incent van Gogh

To% Theo van Gogh

'ate% Arles, on or about Friday, 24 February 888

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Theo 1rote to his sister ille$ien about &incent in a letter o3 24 and 20 February "F b/4#. (eeDocumentation, 24 and 20 February 888. n the second *art,

1ritten on the 20th, he 6uoted 3ro$ the *resent letter 3ro$ &incent. This $eans that it $ust have been sent on 25 February at the latest. (ince his letter o3 2

February "577# &incent had been to the $useu$ and $ade three studies. (ince all this 1ould *robably have taken a 3e1 days, 1e are dating the letter on or about

Friday, 24 February 888.

Additional

Theo 6uoted ll. 8-85 in his letter to ille$ien o3 2420 February "seeDate# it also e$erges 3ro$ this letter that letter 57/ to ille$ien 1as enclosed 1ith the*resent one.

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0. The us>e +a*idaire 1as housed in a 3or$er church o**osite (aintTro*hi$e at *lace de la >*ubli6ue. The $useu$ 1as Qes*ecially rich in ancient and Rhristian

sarco*hagi, $ade o3 $arble and 1ith basrelie3s, that ca$e 3ro$ the Alysca$*s< "surtout trDs riche en sarco*hages anti6ues et chr>tiens, en $arbre et = basrelie3s,

*rovenant des Alisca$*s#. Baedeker 88/2, *. 22.

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