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others also ' The Death,' with nine or ten hounds, 

 which has been begun so long ago, and will I hope 

 be finished at last. I hope the speculation will not 

 be a failure. I find that the thing would take, if it 

 were more known, and therefore chose that way of 

 publicity. I don't know whether I have written to 

 you since I saw ' Highlander'. He is a wonderful 

 horse, and ought to be kept in an academy as a 

 study for artists ; in some future time, perhaps, it 

 may be thought a not quite inseparable branch of 

 art to study animals too. I was astonished when I 

 came back at the wonderful exactness of your outline 

 of him. As pendants to my bulls I have made two 

 groups of cart-stallions, which I should be very glad 

 if you could see. If you have room anywhere, and 

 don't think the large statue of the duke too bad, and 

 like to accept it, I shall be glad, if you like to take 

 it from my studio. I am only afraid the plaster 

 won't stand the open air, but would do in the kennel, 

 or some place like that. I hope Mrs. Thomson is 

 better, and beg to be kindly remembered. I am so 

 sorry I missed your two sons and Miss A. Thomson 

 the day before yesterday, when they called here. 

 Could you make me a sketch, when sometime at 

 leisure, of a dead fox, how the huntsman holds him 

 to shew the hounds. Excuse the liberty of asking 

 you that trouble, and believe me, 



" Yours sincerely, 



"J. E. BOEHM. 



" I hope John Pye's leg is well again." 



