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title: Permission to duplicate scans
#Registrar's Department
#Worcester Art Museum
#55 Salisbury Street
#Worcester, MA 01609-3196
#England
date: '2019-04-03'
geometry: "paperheight=11in,paperwidth=8.5in,left=1.1in,right=1.1in,top=1.5in,bottom=1.5in"
---

Dear Sir or Madam,


As a professional baker with a passion for bread, I am in the process of writing a book on the science and art of sourdough bread. The manuscript will be finished within a few months, and I intent to publish it within Belgium and the Netherlands, as it is written in Dutch. 

During my research for the book, I came across Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde's magnificent paintings of bakers and bakeries during the 17th century. One of those particular paintings, '_The Baker_' (1681), is exibited in the Worchester Art Museum. Since this painting displays an assortment of different forms of bread, I was hoping to embed this work into my book, in a chapter about different kinds of bread. 

I hereby request permission to duplicate the work in printed media, in the form of a published book, and would like to be informed on the possible reproduction fees. Since a book about the world of sourdough bread is a niche (waiting to be filled) in our country, I do not expect it to sell more than a few thousand copies. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions or concerns. You can reach me via email at [wouter.groeneveld@gmail.com](mailto:wouter.groeneveld@gmail.com) or:

```
Wouter Groeneveld
Seringenstraat 6
BE3511 Kuringen
Belgium
```


Yours sincerely,

![](handtekening.jpg)

Wouter Groeneveld