Reference code
GAI/10
Title
T[homas] G[ainsborough], to William Jackson, Exeter
Date
[c.1770]
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
Discussing and comparing their two professions. In art "a man may do great things and starve in a garrett". Jackson has more talent than many a painter and could be a successful drapery or background painter. "a Face painter is harrass'd to death" while a drapery painter can sit back and earn £500 per annum. Finishes with the admonition that Jackson should "Kiss my Arse".