Brief aan Christiaan Kramm Possibly 1856

This is a letter written in 1846 by Christiaan Wilhelmus Moorrees to Christiaan Kramm. Its handwritten script and formal tone speak to the social conventions of 19th-century Dutch society. The content of the letter addresses Kramm as an art expert or advisor. Moorrees is writing in response to an auction catalogue he has read, and in which he has found references to two works of art. Moorrees seems to be asking for Kramm's opinion on the value of those works, offering his own assessment of their worth. As a historical document, this letter offers valuable insights into the art market of the time, the role of experts and advisors, and the social networks that sustained artistic production and consumption. By studying such primary sources, alongside sale catalogues and artists' biographies, we can better understand the institutional and economic forces that shaped the art world in the Netherlands during this period.