He sends thanks for news of the
Academy; he describes a sitting for the Arch Duchess Charles, witnessed by the
Archduke and family, the picture is for the
Emperor; he has succeeded with the picture of
Schwarzenberg; the Persian Ambassador Abon [Abdul] Hassan is in Vienna; he has finished the painting of the Emperor and ponders sending it to the Academy exhibition; he turned down an invitation to
Metternich's in order to dine with the French Ambassador where
Comte Nicholas Esterhazy invited him to the theatre; offers a brief critique of
Füger; he notes that the 'Don Quixote' is published and asks for Farington to get its author's
brother to send him a copy.