Wm. Etty, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, 65 Russell Square, London

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

LAW/4/65

Title

Wm. Etty, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, 65 Russell Square, London

Date

12 Oct 1822

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

He describes his journey through France and northern Italy to Rome; he saw the biennale at Paris and was impressed, thinks the Louvre a fine national gallery and regrets the lack of such a thing in Britain; gives his impressions of the sights in Rome discussing the merits of Michelangelo, Raphael, Rubens, Domenichino and the Carraccis; he has spent time with Mr. Gott, who has been ill but is recovering.