1. Van Gogh also sent letter 607 to Brussels.

a. Read: ‘vivre’.

2. The painting for Jet Mauve was Pink peach trees (‘Souvenir de Mauve’) (F 394 / JH 1379 ), Tersteeg’s was The Langlois bridge with washerwomen (F 397 / JH 1368 ).

3. The dedication on The Langlois bridge with washerwomen (F 397 / JH 1368 ) was indeed scraped off; remnants of lettering can be seen above the signature. Tersteeg never had the work. See cat. Otterlo 2003, pp. 207-209.

4. These repetitions were The pink peach tree (F 404 / JH 1391 ) and The Langlois bridge with washerwomen (F 571 / JH 1392 ).

5. This series of 13 orchards was part of the consignment; see letter 606.

6. The painting he is referring to is The white orchard (F 403 / JH 1378 ). Vincent had sent Theo the drawing The white orchard (F 1414 / JH 1385 ) in mid-April. See letter 600, n. 3.

7. This is The pink orchard (F 555 / JH 1380 ). See letter 607, n. 2.

8. Orchard bordered by cypresses (F 513 / JH 1389 ) and Orchard with peach trees in blossom (F 551 / JH 1396 ). We learn from letters 615 and 631 that Van Gogh regarded these works as pendants.

9. See for the framing of the two versions of Drawbridge with carriage (F 397 / JH 1368 and F 571 / JH 1392 ) : letter 592, n. 13.