Autograph letter signed : London, to John Ruskin, undated.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to John Ruskin, undated.

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Discussing the "divine defence of gipsies you have writ;" saying he is painting "some most beautiful pictures--much in advance of the age;" complaining about the "barbarous country of ours" and its treatment of "my dear arabs;" adding "I have turned arab, and my name is Fadl abu Mich [?]...so never say that the arabs haven't given a painter to the world because there's me."

1 item ( 4 p.) ; 15.2 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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