Reference code
NOR/24
Title
J. Northcote, Portsmouth, to Mr. [Samuel] Northcote, Plymouth
Date
30 May 1776
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
Mr. Hunt returned the day after Northcote's arrival and has been very kind; he has painted various portraits of the family, he is disappointed but Mr. Hunt is happy; he is satisfied with the rooms Samuel has found him in Plymouth, as the world is "govern'd by appearances"; has visited Peter Taylor, MP for Portsmouth, who is rich but ignorant and believes his pictures are very fine, but they are worthless, his
Titian is a poor copy.