Letter from J. S. Copley to Benjamin West, Newman Street | Archives | RA Collection

Archive context

Royal Academy of Arts Archive
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Reference code

RAA/SEC/1/145

Title

Letter from J. S. Copley to Benjamin West, Newman Street

Date

03 May 1803

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece, 1p.

Previous reference codes

SB 92 b

Content Description

Copley refers to the letter addressed to West by himself, Wyatt, Yenn and Bourgeois, dated 6 March, and asks whether he has yet communicated its contents to the King. Notwithstanding the extraordinary measures which have since been pursued in the Academy, they have patiently postponed their application until the restoration of West's health permitted him to speak to His Majesty.

Acquisition Details

Presented by J. Byam Shaw, 1964.