William Calder Marshall, Rome, to his father
RA Collection: Archive
Archive context
Reference code
MAR/3/11
Title
William Calder Marshall, Rome, to his father
Date
18 Jul 1837
Level
Item
Extent & medium
4 pieces
Content Description
Asking for more money. Rom eis more expensive than people think. He is carving the bust, warm work in the summer. The figure [of Hebe] won't be ready for six months. He has bought works by Thorvaldsen, Winckelmann, John Flaxman and Riepenhausen. The election in England will upsect the Romans, so much do they depend on the visitors for livelihoods. Revolutions is expected in Italy should Don Carlos is beaten. There is continual talk of revolt. He intends to send his mother a trattoria bill of fare, for insterest. He is learning Italian at classes taught in the mausoleum of Augustus.