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Autograph letter signed by Joséphine Redouté, daughter of the Belgian painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté, countersigned by her mother addressed to Victor Hugo.
AUTOGRAPHIC INITIAL by Victor Hugo, "R for answered.

Mrs Redouté asked Hugo to come and see her business manager, Mr Deschamps.

Sir,
The widow and daughter of Mr Redouté, the famous painter of flowers, have the honour of requesting an audience with Mr Deschamps, their business manager.
In the hope that you will give it a favourable reception, they would like to express their sincere thanks in advance and ask you to accept the assurance of their highest consideration.
March 1844
Mrs Widow Redouté
Joséphine Redouté
Mr Deschamps
63 rue Montmartre

Pierre-Joseph Redouté, famous for his watercolours of flowers, won the favour of Marie-Antoinette, Joséphine de Beauharnais and Empress Marie-Louise - but he was a big spender and died in 1840, leaving his family in debt.