Phoebe Hoppner, Charles Street, to John Richards

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

RAA/SEC/2/68/4

Title

Phoebe Hoppner, Charles Street, to John Richards

Date

24 Mar 1810

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1p.

Previous reference codes

H XXVII 2, members' files

Historical Background

Letter read at meeting of Council of 30 March 1810, after the previous meeting of 22 March had directed that the Secretary write to Mrs Hoppner to request the return of her late husband's diploma work, which had been borrowed by him "some years ago".

Content Description

Letter from Phoebe Hoppner [widow of John Hoppner] offering, in accordance with her husband's intention, to present the best of the works left by him to the Royal Academy.