Thomas Lawrence, to [Amelia Angerstein]

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

ANG/3/1-2

Title

Thomas Lawrence, to [Amelia Angerstein]

Date

[1821]

Level

Item

Extent & medium

[2 pieces]

Content Description

A detailed explanation as to Lawrence's motives in wanting to acquire the cartoon of Leda And the Swan, attributed to Michelangelo; discusses ways in which he can acquire the cartoon whilst involving the Royal Academy. He asserts that the Academy received a large gift of casts from George IV solely through his agency. He also claims that no-one at the Academy, Fuseli and one other excepted, would understand it.