Joseph Severn, 18 Via di S. Isidoro, Rome, to Sir Thomas Lawrence

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

LAW/4/69

Title

Joseph Severn, 18 Via di S. Isidoro, Rome, to Sir Thomas Lawrence

Date

24 Oct 1822

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

He asks Lawrence's advice in drawing up a plan for the permanent establishment of their Academy in Rome, and especially how to use the £100 given to them by Mr. Hamilton, British Ambassador to Naples; he mentions the problems they have encountered in the past; he includes a copy of the gift letter from Mr. Hamilton, written to Mr. Westmacott junior, suggesting that they circulate Englishmen in Italy to raise money for the "British School of Fine Arts at Rome".