Reference code
LAW/3/340
Title
C. Eastlake, 12 Piazza Mignanelli, Rome, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, Russell Square, London
Date
16 Dec 1821
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
He did not wish to write a letter of excuses, but is sensible of his debt to Lawrence; he has been compelled to undergo an operation on his eyes; to save his eyes he has been painting at night; the English artists have an Academy at Rome, stocked with good models; he has met
Sir George Beaumont and is indebted to
Miss. Fanshawe.