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  • Letter from William Rothenstein to Helen Allingham, April 12, 1909
    Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1909 | William Allingham papers, 1846-1920One letter from English painter William Rothenstein to Helen Allingham, apologizing for being unable to visit her as he contracted the measles while visiting a friend. Rothenstein attempts to answer Helen's question about a fellow painter, "Walker," whom Rothenstein describes as having a "biblical quality," to his work. He also mentions Helen has come into contact with many ...