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| | Witsen |
 | | The collection of letters addressed to the painter, engraver, photographer and publicist Willem Witsen (1860-1923), which was handed over by the Witsen House in 1945, is one of the most frequently consulted collections of the KB. |
 | | This is not surprising considering that, since Witsen occupied a central position within the "bent van Tachtig", one can come across letters from quite a few literary and artistic lions. |
 | | Initially, Witsen received his friends at Ewijkshoeve, near Zeist, but in later years he would entertain in his Amsterdam studio at Oosterparkstraat, which has partly been preserved in its original state. |
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