1. It is not certain which drawing and painting these were. If it was the small drawing Weaver (F 1124 / JH 456) (see letter 437, n. 1), it might be that Van Gogh is referring here to Weaver and a spinning wheel (F 29 / JH 471 [2462]).
[2462]
2. Van Rappard had previously been sent the sketch Parsonage garden (F 1133 / JH 485) after Parsonage garden (F 185 / JH 484), which Van Gogh might now have started to work on again.
It is more likely, though, that what he means here is that he has meanwhile made a new version of the garden, after which the letter sketch Garden (F - / JH -) was done. However, there is no known painting that corresponds with this.
3. The poem ‘Seule’, in: Breton 1875, pp. 49-50. Variant:
l. 18 lumière ] lueur
4. The poem ‘Le chant du soir’, in: Breton 1875, pp. 117-120. The most significant difference is:
l. 52 odeur ] senteur
5. Van Gogh had visited Van Rappard on 20 December 1883 (see letter 416).
6. The poem ‘L’Aube (à Corot)’, in: Breton 1875, pp. 39-40.
7. The poem ‘Automne (à Jules Dupré)’, in: Breton 1875, pp. 29-30.
8. The poem ‘Soleil couchant (à Emile Breton)’, in: Breton 1875, pp. 31-32.
9. The poem ‘Yvonne’, in: Breton 1875, pp. 33-34. With the dedication: ‘A André Lemoyne’ (To André Lemoyne). Van Gogh copied out the fourth verse of this poem on a separate sheet. See Pabst 1988, p. 87.
10. The poem ‘Les cigales’ in: Breton 1875, p. 16. With the dedication: ‘A Leconte de Lisle’ (To Leconte de Lisle). There are a few minor differences. Van Gogh spread this poem out over several pages of the letter.
11. The poem ‘Le soir – (à Louis Cabat)’ in: Breton 1875, pp. 45-47.
12. The poem ‘Les deux croix’ in: Breton 1875, pp. 131-133.
13. The poem ‘Crépuscule (à Charles Daubigny)’ in: Breton 1875, pp. 91-94.
14. The poem ‘Dans la plaine’ in: Breton 1875, pp. 89-90. The principal differences are:
ll. 337-338 ‘Prise de spasmes convulsifs’ (‘Seized by convulsive spasms’) was omitted.
l. 339 ‘Quand’ should be ‘Quant’ but there is a typographical error in the source text.
15. The poem ‘Le retour des champs (à François Millet)’, in: Breton 1875, pp. 51-53.
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