Thos. Lawrence, to Joseph Farington, West Cowes, Isle of Wight
RA Collection: Archive
Archive context
Reference code
LAW/3/221
Title
Thos. Lawrence, to Joseph Farington, West Cowes, Isle of Wight
Date
[21 Oct 1820]
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
He went to see Mr. Dance who is in good spirits, although his memory has been affected since his illness, even so he was able to walk upstairs to show his brother's pictures, he speaks with affection of Dance's achievements; he relates an unpleasant encounter with a Mr. J.T. [John Taylor?] in the theatre, "I sat shrinking into myself"; he has realised that Hazlitt wrote the hostile review of Farington's work, he calls Hazlitt a violent democrat and is free in his other opinions.