He is detained in Rome as all wish him to completely finish his pictures for them to see; next week he sets out to Florence and then Venice on his return home; he will miss the welcome of
Lysons; speaks of events in Manchester [Peterloo], Paisley and Glasgow;
Mr. Turner has arrived and is worthy of the city, he has made clear his admiration of
Wilson and is pleased to "see" him around the Campagnia;
Canova has just finished two models, of Endymion and a Magdalen; he speaks of
Nicolo Poussin,
Gaspar,
Claude and Wilson working in the areas around Rome; he mentions that
Callcott bears Turner no grudge, such is his his superiority, something which cannot be said for portrait painters; he asks to be remembered to
West,
Owen,
Thomson; Turner says
Fuseli is well, speaks further of Fuseli.