Alfred Gilbert, 62 Rue Pré aux Moulins, Spielmann

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

SP/7/93

Title

Alfred Gilbert, 62 Rue Pré aux Moulins, Spielmann

Date

14 Sep 1924

Level

Item

Extent & medium

2 pieces

Content Description

He should have mentioned the matter of his wife and the question of a subsidy in his previous letter about Rome. His wife would not join him, and his income is £120 Royal Bounty Fund granted him by the last Prime Minister. He thinks that with with this, peace, quiet and a studio in Rome he could begin to work, without further subsidy. "I live for my art, nothing else matters".