Brief aan Cornelis Apostool Possibly 1842 - 1848

"Brief aan Cornelis Apostool" is a handwritten letter written by Willem Hendrik baron van Westreenen van Tiellandt, a Dutch art collector and patron, to Cornelis Apostool, director of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, sometime between 1842 and 1848. The letter, penned in elegant cursive, expresses van Westreenen's desire to contribute to the museum's collection by offering his own collection of prints and a complete cabinet of antiquities. This handwritten artifact provides insight into the world of Dutch art collecting and museum patronage during the mid-19th century.