Now
Hoppner is dead and he has much to say which
Northcote would no doubt pronounce insincere; he would have visited Hoppner, to end their competition in peace, but thought it not possible; he discusses an election to the
Academy; responding to a letter shown him by Farington from
Dance, he explains why he cannot commit to
William Daniell or
Robert Smirke as he thought
Wilkie eligible; he then tears into the conduct of
Nollekens and
Flaxman on the election of
Marchant;
Fuseli and
Howard he will try and see; he insults Hoppner,
Opie and
Soane, leaving the ultimate opprobrium for
Henry Thomson; he, at least, gives
Owen the benefit of doubt; on a separate page he lists the names of members and where their votes should lie.