He explains how he has disposed of the 22 ducats sent by Lawrence to Rome; he gave eight, as directed, to Mr. Perger, 10 to
Mr. Schnorr von Karlsfeld who has a young family, the
Emperor has since bought his picture of Faust; he updates Lawrence on the arts in Vienna; Mr. Russ has completed paintings of subjects from Austrian history; a young artist called
Scheffer has just returned from Rome, he paints in the style of Raphael,
Duke Albert has bought his picture; a perpetual exhibition is to be mounted at the Academy.