Autograph letter signed by Sir Luke Fildes about a dinner for artists 1903

FILDES, Sir Samuel Luke (1843-1927). Autograph letter signed to Sir Philip Burne-Jones concerning a complimentary dinner for artists. 29 November 1903.
 
single sheet folded, three pages, 180 x 115 mm, on 11 Melbury Road, Kensington headed paper. Old folds, otherwise near fine.
 
Fildes expresses his admiration for the talent displayed by younger artists and agrees to join the committee for a complimentary dinner, attend the event, and contribute to its costs.
 
Addressed to Sir Philip Burne-Jones (1861-1926), portrait painter and son of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, best known for his painting The Vampire (1897). Fildes was among the leading British painters and illustrators of his generation, celebrated for The Doctor, illustrating for Charles Dickens and for his illustrations for The Graphic. A good association.