[Thomas Lawrence], to the Duchess of Devonshire

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

LAW/4/47

Title

[Thomas Lawrence], to the Duchess of Devonshire

Date

12 Aug 1822

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

[Plassegio?], who was proprieter of the Tivoli marbles when he was at Rome, has called; he provides a long account of the illness and death of Lord Londonderry, asserting it is more accurate than any other than that of Liverpool; the account includes details of the state of Londonderry's mind and body from the close of Parliament, it mentions that his pistols and razors were taken from him, but that he secreted a penknife at night while assuring his wife that he rose to refresh himself; he ponders the political ramifications in Britain.