He hopes his collection of pictures will benefit Lawrence's reputation as well as posterity; but then recounts a story told by
Horace Walpole of the visitors coming to Houghton just to view where "old
Sir Robert"" slept;
Mrs. Peel tells him that Lawrence wants to exhibit at the
Royal Academy the picture of the
Ld. Chancellor, if so he asks that Lawrence hurry up with that of the
Duke of Wellington.