Munich, 111h February, 1860. Honoured Sir—Instructed by a fellow, Mr.
Doepler, respecting your doubts with regard to an address presented to Mr. Morris Moore, the So- ciety has taken the subject into consideration, and commissioned the under- signed to communicate to you the following points decided by them :-1. The address presented to Mr. M. Moore is nothing more than an expression of thanks for the benefit conveyed to the "Artists' Benevolent Fund So- ciety," nor has it in any manner the character of a testimony of artistical criticism :-2. That address was not presented in the name of the Munich Artists, as a body, but only in that of the "Artiste' Benevolent Society," a society which in nowise pretends to have a decisive voice in matters of taste :-3. The address was written and signed by the President of the "Benevolent Society," who, holding that office of trust for the year 1869 from the members of that society, is thereby empowered during that period to transact with absolute right business of this kind in the name of the society :-4. Even if in this address the originality of the Raphael-picture be recognized, the President of the Artists' Benevolent Society might have based his judgment on subjective grounds, but he had on the other hand the objective justification, since in fact the majority of those who in this place expressed an opinion, pronounced in favour of the authenticity of the Ra- phael picture.
After unprejudiced consideration of the above, you will not, honoured Sir, have reason to find in the matter in question any case of doubt, and we cherish the hope that the mauy years' friendly relations between Mr. Stan- ley and that society will not suffer any injury by these differences, so much regretted by us. With great respect, in the name of the Munich Artists' Society, Enclosed is a copy of the "Address of Thanks" presented to Mr. M. Moore.
.3funich, 21s1 dray, 1860.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and faithful English transla- tion of the German original signed by Mr. F. Dietz, and bearing the date of the 11th of February, 1860.
WERTHEIII, Sworn-Interpreter and Translator to the Royal Court of Judicature in Munich.
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