Brief aan Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk Possibly 1898

This handwritten letter from Julius R. Haarhaus, a German artist active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is a testament to his appreciation for the work of Hans Holbein the Younger. The letter, dated December 6, 1895, is addressed to Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk, an art collector and historian, and discusses the portrait of Erasmus, painted by Holbein in 1523. Haarhaus' letter expresses his admiration for the likeness captured by Holbein in the portrait and notes the striking similarity of the photograph sent to him by Haverkorn to Holbein's work.