Reference code
LAW/2/225
Title
Thos. Lawrence, Russell Square, to Joseph Farington, West Cowes, Isle of Wight
Date
23 Oct 1817
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
He sends thanks for the sketch that Farington has sent, the first he has ever received from him; he discusses
Nash, his personality and the way he has handled his disappointments from the
Prince Regent; he is sorry to hear of Capt. Farington's accident; he has completed a portrait of
Princess Charlotte and a sketch of
Prince Leopold, he has worked himself out over the portrait of the
Duke of Wellington; they must deal with Farington's problems with Huskisson; a new war in India is brewing; he believes the "wretches"
Cobbett and
Hunt should be executed.
Bibliography
Partly published in Letter-Bag, Layard, 1906, p.113.