Edw. Coleridge, Vicarage, Mapledurham, nr Reading, to George Richmond

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

GRI/3/385

Title

Edw. Coleridge, Vicarage, Mapledurham, nr Reading, to George Richmond

Date

22 Jun [1867]

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

Congratulating Richmond on his appointment as an RA; says current conditions mean artists paint for the many, not the few; chatted with Julia Richmond at the Academy Private View; asks about Richmond's 'Greek Pictures', whether the 'nation' is ready for them, suspects Gladstone has other things on his mind.