Brief aan Frans Buffa en Zonen by Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate

Brief aan Frans Buffa en Zonen Possibly 1868

aged paper

ink paper printed

sketch book

hand drawn type

personal sketchbook

hand-written

hand-drawn typeface

fading type

sketchbook drawing

sketchbook art

This handwritten letter, possibly dated 1868, is a work by Dutch artist Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate, known for his landscapes and genre scenes. The letter is a business communication from ten Kate to Frans Buffa and Zonen, an art supplier in the Netherlands. Ten Kate’s letter is housed in the Rijksmuseum, a repository of Dutch art and history. The letter's content, likely regarding artwork materials or commissions, provides a glimpse into the working life of a 19th-century artist.