[Thomas Lawrence], to [?
Joseph Farington
]
RA Collection: Archive
Archive context
Royal Academy of Arts Archive
Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA, letters and papers
Autographs volume 2
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Reference code
LAW/2/325
Title
[Thomas Lawrence], to [?
Joseph Farington
]
Date
[6 Nov 1818]
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
[Incomplete] Regarding the difficulties attendant with handling arrangements for both the
Emperor of Austria
and the
Emperor of Russia
;
Lord Stewart
has been helping him; he gossips about the activities of
Mr. D.
, who is "sticking" to
Sir Benjamin Bloomfield's
"skirts"; he describes, in detail, a sitting of the Tsar, a grand affair, crowds outside, an audience in the atelier; he describes the finished work and his opinions on it; the
Duke of Wellington
mentioned to him the Emperor's attitude to sitting; he has also painted
Prince Hardenberg
,
Prince Metternich
,
Count Nesselrode
and other ministers; he has not yet painted the
King Prussia
,
Duc de Richelieu
or
Count Capo Distria
. The number 1 is annotated to the body of the first page.
Associated Material
LAW/2/319, 341