John Gibson, Rome [to Margaret Gibson]

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

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Reference code

GI/1/137

Title

John Gibson, Rome [to Margaret Gibson]

Date

16 Nov 1861

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

Draft letter asking his correspondent for a photograph of herself, informing her that he was born at Conway in Wales, near the castle [quoting two lines of verse from Thomas Gray's 'The Bard: a Pindaric Ode' relating to the town], and briefly alluding to his career and philosophy of art.

There is a sketch on the reverse of the letter.