(ARTISTS) BONHEUR ROSA Group of 5 Autograph Letters Signed R

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(ARTISTS.) BONHEUR, ROSA. Group of 5 Autograph Letters Signed, "R. Bonheur," to friends and relatives including an early letter to her younger brother, in French, mostly personal content. Together 11 1/2 pages, 8vo; condition varies. Complete transcriptions and translations available. Vp, vd

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To "My dear [younger brother] Germain": "I learned that you were 39th in school. I would have preferred that you receive the third-place prize and even better the first . . . . Keep up the good work Germain and you will make yourself and all of us proud of you. . . ." Np, nd.
4 September 1884: "I am sending today . . . the two horse drawings--Voltaire and Madera. I hope I was successful but if there are any touch-ups to be done you will send them to me with observations noted in the margin. Please tell the engraver not to scratch the drawings. . . ." Np.