Reference code
LAW/4/372
Title
Robert Peel, Drayton Manor, near Fazeley, to [Thomas Lawrence]
Date
28 Sep [1825]
Level
Item
Extent & medium
2 pieces
Content Description
He is off to see
Lord Talbot; if Lawrence had more time he would request (through the influence of
Wellington) that Lawrence obtain sittings from
Talleyrand and
Villèle, to add to those portraits [Lawrence's] that he already values more than his "cabinet of the Flemish School"; he suggests that Lawrence is of much in need of rest as a Secretary of State; he discusses pictures that he would like Lawrence to purchase for him, mentioning works by
Teniers,
Both,
Cuyp and
van der Neer.