DLA002-0005  Translation

III. Jacqingasse 33

Vienna, 28th November

Dearly honoured Sir,

I have received your kind letter from the 23rd November. If you allow, I would pay a visit at the agreed time. I shall inform you prior to my visit.

Until our meeting, I remain yours,

Jenő Boros

Editorial Note:

Jenő Boross (1868-1942), American art collector of Hungarian origin, and retired colonel. Boross moved to the United States in 1904. For his philanthropic activities, he was elected a life member of the Metropolitan Museum. He was a close friend of Gábor Térey (1864-1927) [11881] and introduced him to Sir Joseph Duveen (1869-1939). Boross donated Old Master paintings to the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest (six in total, among which are paintings by Jacopo Bassano and Johann Zoffany), the Déry Museum in Debrecen, and to various Church collections.

Pd’O (summary)

14/03/2009

RE (translation)

09/03/2021