Anderdon's extract of a letter from Walpole to Sir Horace Mann

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

Showing item 108 of 155 in this group

Reference code

AND/2/164

Title

Anderdon's extract of a letter from Walpole to Sir Horace Mann

Date

[1775], [c.1870]

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

Providing a brief and cutting assessment of the Royal Academy exhibition, mentioning Johann Zoffany and Sir Joshua Reynolds.

On the reverse Anderdon has included biographical notes on William Ashford; and a brief notice of an exhibit by John Bacon.