STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1738, sig. 109-4/1493

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Copy. Staatliche Gemäldegalerie D r e s d e n . The director Dresden-A 1. the 6. Dec.41. To the secret state police state police control station Prague, e.g. of the Herr Regierungsrat K o l i t z Prague. Dear Mr. Government Councillor ! From the images taken from the possession of Prince Lobkowicz at Raudnitz Castle, the guide has determined the following 6 Ge= for his purposes; 1./ Pieter Breughel. Heernte 2./ Jan Breughe d.ä. , Village landscape with Saint Martin 3./ Cranach, Mary with Saints 4./ Rubens Werkstatt, Cleopatra 5./ Zelotti David 6./ Canaletto The Westminster Bridge I would be very grateful if you would arrange for these 6 paintings to be sent to the Dresden State Gallery, from where they will be forwarded to the Führerbeu in Munich with one of our collection transports. Heil Hitler! Her very devoted gez.H. Posse Director of the Staatliche Gemäldegalerie /Dr. Pose/ Certified : gez-Schmidt Kanzleibearbeiter.