1. Tersteeg had visited Theo in Paris (see letter 204).

2. Van Gogh is not necessarily referring to size when he calls this a ‘little drawing’; he could be alluding to the fact that it is not very elaborate (cf. letter 237, n. 10). It is possible that he is referring to Woman at the window, knitting (F 910a / JH 90), which Tersteeg owned; it measures 33 x 26 cm. (The drawings he made for Uncle Cor, which are comparable in format, were also referred to by Van Gogh as little.)