John Gladstone, Seaforth Ho: near Liverpool, to John Gibson

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

Showing item 143 of 391 in this group

Reference code

GI/1/140

Title

John Gladstone, Seaforth Ho: near Liverpool, to John Gibson

Date

14 Aug 1832

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

The letter serves as an introduction to Gladstone's two sons, John Neilson [Gladstone], a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and William Ewart [Gladstone], a student of Christ Church, Oxford, who were about to visit Rome in the course of a tour of the continent. Gladstone mentions his pleasure at possessing a specimen of Gibson's early works, which adorned the drawing room chimney piece of his house in Rodney Street [Liverpool.]