CHT316930 1st page of a letter from the painter Manet to his friend and model, Mery Laurent, 1880 (pen & ink on paper) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); Bibliotheque Litteraire Jacques Doucet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Mery Laurent (1849-1900) was a celebrated French society figure, mistress of the famous Parisian dentist, Dr. Thomas W. Evans (1823-97); letter mentions another celebrated French benefactress and muse, Valtesse de la Bigne (1848-1910); letter written at Bellevue which Manet visited in 1880 for a health cure;); 穢 Archives Charmet; French, out of copyright.