He is concerned that Lawrence's behaviour towards him has changed and thinks that others have traduced him; perhaps it has something to do with him asking for the drawing of [Tartouche?] by
Mr. Etty, but he further suspects
Mr. Brocadon; he rails against the British artists at Rome and the deficiencies in their society, particular vitriol is reserved for Brockedon and
Mr. Metz; he believes it is the responsibility of the
Academy to put a stop to all this; he reveals that the Rome Academy was supported by him in its early months and that he gave over the best room in his house to it, this made him many enemies; he suspects
Mr. Eastlake will have kept all this out of his correspondence with Lawrence.