1. Vincent must have written to Roulin about Theo’s reaction to the portraits in the third consignment of paintings from Arles. Theo had told him how beautiful he found Augustine Roulin (‘La berceuse’) (F 504 / JH 1655 , F 506 / JH 1670 , F 507 / JH 1672 and F 508 / JH 1671 ), Joseph Roulin (F 436 / JH 1675 ) and Marcelle Roulin (F 441 / JH 1641 ) (see letter 774, nn. 2, 3 and 5). Armand Roulin (F 493 / JH 1643 ) and Camille Roulin (F 538 / JH 1645 ) must also have been in that consignment. The portrait Young man with a cap (F 536 / JH 1648), which is presumably of Armand Roulin, was probably also with Theo (see letter 767, n. 1).

2. Regarding Michaelmas (29 September), see letter 654, n. 2. Augustine Roulin and the children were staying with her mother in Lambesc, until they could move to Marseille in October 1889.

3. On the basis of provenance information, it can be ascertained that the Roulin family owned the following portraits: Augustine Roulin (‘La berceuse’) (F 505 / JH 1669 ), Marcelle Roulin (F 441a / JH 1640 ), Armand Roulin (F 492 / JH 1642 ), Camille Roulin (F 537 / JH 1644 ), and a portrait of Roulin; see letter 774, n. 3.

a. Read: ‘j’espère’.

b. Read: ‘J’ai été’.

c. Read: ‘félicite’.

d. Read: ‘ayez été’.