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Abraham Solomon 1823-1862 Autograph Letter Signed, "ASolomon," to John Watkins, promising to retrieve his "F. Stone" [painting by Frank Stone?] after the "At Homes" [an open house at which artworks were sometimes exhibited] and hoping he would visit. 3 pages, 12mo, written on a folded sheet; faint bleedthrough affecting first and second pages, faint even toning to first and terminal pages. [London], 9 March 1861. "I have packed all little pictures away until after the 19th inst., the finish of our 'At Homes' . . . we hope you intend coming--& so could not lay my hand on your 'F[rank?] Stone,' but you had better leave it with me until my pictures for Richards are done when I will do what I promised . . . a good many hours will be necessary to make any change in it. . . ." Abraham Solomon and his brother, Simeon Solomon (1840-1905), were British painters. Although Abraham enjoyed membership in the Royal Academy of Arts, Simeon became better known for his work, influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, and for his openly homosexual lifestyle. In 1873, Simeon was arrested and convicted for gross indecency in a public restroom, shattering his ability to sell paintings, after which he became an alcoholic, spending time in a lunatic asylum and later a poorhouse. Oscar Wilde, who presumably found resonance in Simeon's life and work, collected his paintings.