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"It is as absurd as cruel to place the Frenchman under the orders of a foreigner..."
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"It is as absurd as cruel to place the Frenchman under the orders of a foreigner..."

Author (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Date1988
Object NameVignette
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsMemorabilia
DimensionsPaper Size: 29.5 x 21cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017362.232
About MeThis letter is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend and sent her copies of his correspondence with others.
"Cruel and ingenious sophists..."
"Cruel and ingenious sophists..."
Ian Hamilton Finlay
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