Achille DEVÉRIA (1800-1857). L.A.S., [1827 ?], to Alcide de Beauchesne; half-page in-4, addressed (small tear from broken seal) . Attached is a L.A.S. from his brother Eugène DEVÉRIA (1805-1865) to the same address (1 page in-8), concerning an application for a "postulant". He sends him a drawing for Sosthènes de La Rochefoucauld (1785-1864, Director of Fine Arts) "in exchange for my drawing of the Golden Fleece [...] If he accepts the deal, please return the other as soon as possible" [This may be his watercolor Philippe le Bon, Duke of Burgundy, passing the Golden Fleece necklace around his mistress's neck, which he presented at the 1827 Salon]. Attached is a L.A.S. from his brother Eugène DEVÉRIA (1805-1865) to the same artist (1 page in-8), about an approach for a "postulant": "Do me the favor of doing everything you can. You'll be doing your friend a favor"...