Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff (Dutch, 1824-1882)
La lettre de recommendation (The letter of recommendation)
Signed, inscribed and dated 'Esquisse/A H Bakker Korff 1879' (lower left); signed, titled and inscribed (on artist's label attached to the reverse), artist's wax seal on reverse
Oil on panel
17 x 20.5cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/16in).
Footnotes:
Exhibited
Leiden, Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal, 1950, cat. no. 92.
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The panel provides a strong an stable support, with minor surface dirt and visible wear to the upper left framing edge. Examination under UV reveals some minor infilling to the aforementioned area, beneath an opaque varnish layer.