G K [Gerald Kelly], Windsor Castle, to [W. R. M.] Lamb

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

RAA/SEC/10/41/11

Title

G K [Gerald Kelly], Windsor Castle, to [W. R. M.] Lamb

Date

05 Feb 1941

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

The letter relates to Kelly's commission to paint a portrait for the Royal Academy of the King in garter robes. [Sydney] Lee (he thought it was) had told him that Poynter had received £2,000 for his portrait of King Edward VII, though the usual fee was £1,000. Kelly has two attempts at explaining himself: he understood that no fee could be expected until the RA was out of debt (except £100 for expenses?), but if the RA did get out of debt, he or his heirs ought to get the fee.

Kelly adds a postscript, in which he asks Lamb about a lost umbrella with his name engraved on the handle. He includes a sketch of the umbrella.