DELACROIX Eugène (1798 - 1863) L.A.S. "Eug. Delacroix", December 29, 1850, to the architect Jacques HITTORFF; 1 1/2 pages in 8. About his candidacy for the Institut. "I have been suffering from a cold for a month now, which has degenerated into inflammation of the throat, and for the last twelve days or so I have been severely confined for fear of the cold outside. I deeply regret not having been able to talk to you before now about my candidacy", but he recommends himself to the kindness and helpfulness he had been kind enough to show him...

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