He was too tired to call previously; he is pleased with the [
Academy] exhibition;
Phillips has risen to the challenge that he set himself; the picture of
Sir William Scott is not as good as that of his brothers;
Turner's frost is pure in colour;
Thompson's are as Farington described; he did not recognise the picture of Sir John [Stanbyn?] even though he stood next to him;
Jackson has a fine half length;
Dewint a fine landscape; he prefers the position of his
Sir Thomas Graham to that occupied by a half length by
Dawe; he praises Farington's works and congratulates him on his election to another society.