His hand is recovering, although still disordered. The commission for
Flaxman has pleased him greatly. He took White's letter to
Towne to read. Mr. and Mrs. Lardiner are staying with him.
Mr. Hoppner has, almost miraculously, recovered from a dopsy, and means to exhibit, while
Mr. Lawrence does not. His
Titians did not satisfy the public. A nephew of his brother, Day, is to marry a daughter of
George Hardinge and a cousin of
Earl Camden with a fortune of ten thousand pounds. Mrs. Griffiths is to sit to Lawrence for a drawing to be given to Humphry.