1. But earlier, immediately after receiving it, Van Gogh referred to a letter of 13 May (letter 227).
a. Read: ‘send’.
2. Whether by ‘small drawing’ here Van Gogh was referring to the dimensions is uncertain. A small drawing of a fish-drying barn is not known, but a few days later he sent Theo Fish-drying Barn (F 940 / JH 154 [2377]), which measures 28.5 x 45 cm; see letter 235 and 237. In the latter he also talks about ‘little drawings’ in connection with this drawing.
[2377]
b. Read: ‘by and by’.
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