Brief aan jonkheer H.P.F. Hooft, secretaris van de commissie van de Tentoonstelling van Levende Meesters in Den Haag Possibly 1843 - 1844

This letter to Jonkheer H.P.F. Hooft, penned in 1847 by David Bles, is not merely an exchange of words, but a vessel carrying symbolic weight. The handwritten script itself becomes a visual emblem, evoking the intimacy and intentionality absent in our age of mechanical reproduction. Consider the act of writing, a motif that stretches back to ancient times, from Egyptian hieroglyphs to medieval illuminated manuscripts. Each stroke, each flourish, signifies a deliberate effort to communicate, to leave a trace of one's existence. Here, the aging of the paper and fading of ink are not signs of decay, but rather palimpsests of time, echoing the layers of history embedded within our collective memory. This letter reminds us that even mundane correspondence can serve as a potent reminder of our shared human experience, connecting us to past aspirations and anxieties, and inviting us to contemplate our place in the grand tapestry of time.