Reference code
236/45/13
Title
W.P. Frith, London, to T. Miller
Date
15 Apr 1855
Level
Item
Extent & medium
2 pieces
Content Description
The
Academy exhibition, mentions,
Landseer,
Mulready,
Leslie,
Webster,
Maclise,
Ward,
Millais,
Herbert,
Cook,
Stanfield,
Roberts,
Grant,
Ross,
Thorburn,
Poole,
Frost,
Hook,
Pickersgill,
Egg,
Horsley,
Ansdell,
Phillip, Solomon,
Stone and an eulogy for the previously unknown
Leighton and his "Cimabue" ; talks of 'young Clay's picture of his father; talks of the "Opera Box" and Mr. Phillips; Mr. Turner made little from his sale, discusses the performance of contemporary artists in the sale rooms.