DLA115-0002  Transcription

23rd. April, 1931.

I wish to let you know that your portrait [3797] has just been returned to me after having been cleaned and varnished, and it looks very well and has a delightful patina.

It gives me great pleasure to have the opportunity of including your portrait in my forthcoming Exhibition in Paris which will be opened on June 1st.^[1] I have been promised all the portraits for which I have asked, and they will make a very interesting collection.

Again thanking you for writing on my behalf to Paris, and with our kindest regards to you and Lady Chamberlain,^[2]

Believe me, | Yours very sincerely,

[Across the top of the page]  Chamberlain

Editorial Note:

Sir (Joseph) Austen Chamberlain (1863-1937), British Conservative politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1903-1905)(1919-1921), Foreign Secretary (1924-1929); for biographical notes, see [3797].

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14/10/2023