Thos. Uwins, Naples, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, President of the Royal Academy, Russell Square, London

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

LAW/4/341

Title

Thos. Uwins, Naples, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, President of the Royal Academy, Russell Square, London

Date

31 May 1825

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

He has been wondering about Italy drinking in the "wild beauties of nature"; Lawrence's letter has called him back to art; Mr. Cook has copied two figures, full-size, from [Michelangelo's] Last Judgement; he has been pondering the labour required to copy the Sistine ceiling fresco; he regrets Mr. Gott's failure at election, he believes the artist a genius of the highest rank; he regrets also the death of Fuseli and recollects his impressions of the artist.