| Description | GEO/MAIN/222: 'Pray come to me immediately...Your presence is of great importance to me. I want you to look at some papers'. 9 February 1807
GEO/MAIN/223: 'Of my own business I can say nothing yet. I trust I think a favourable issue must take place. With respect to the other we shall of course agree. Yet of the two men Woodford is certainly the weakest. He would hardly justify us in the choice'. 9 February 1807
GEO/MAIN/224: Lawrence asks Farington to come tomorrow. 13 February 1807
GEO/MAIN/225: Lawrence cannot come tonight - 'an unexpected circumstance prevents my doing all and all must be well done'. 17 February 1807
GEO/MAIN/226: He waits to hear from Lord Aberdeen. He called on Mr Antrobus, but had to leave a note. 23 February 1807
GEO/MAIN/227: Lawrence asks Farington to call. 26 February 1807
GEO/MAIN/228: Lawrence will call late. 10 March 1807
GEO/MAIN/229: He would like to dine with Farington. 1 April 1807
GEO/MAIN/230: Asks Farington to dine and 'I shall go down to the Academy to speak to Mr. Owen' [William Owen, 1769-1825]. 6 April 1807
GEO/MAIN/231: 'A loose sketch of Capt. Paget having been begun before I raised my price I thought it unjust to make it 40gs. Did you see Mr Smirke? I send you Cobbett. There are other warrants out but for Sir William Young's [Sir William Young, 1749-1815] Pictures. I saw the Chief Clerk'. 22 April 1807
GEO/MAIN/232: 'I am going to the exhibition, will you meet me there? Pray bring in your pocket "The Artist" from last night'. 19 May 1807
GEO/MAIN/233: Concerning dinner. 4 June 1807
GEO/MAIN/234: 'I ought to scold you for this disappointment - Mr. West is come tho' in the gout'. 15 June 1807
GEO/MAIN/235: Come to dine at Mr Angerstein. 'Come earlier to look at it. G. Dance [George Dance, 1741-1825] was most thoroughly delighted with it. He had before not seen it. He entered into every beauty of it. It is unmatched and more comprehensively fine every moment I look at it.' 16 June 1807
GEO/MAIN/236: Inviting Farington to Angerstein's as Carlisle [Sir Anthony Carlisle, 1768-1840[ & Sir Nathaniel Holland [1735-1811] will both be there. 21 June 1807
GEO/MAIN/237: Do not call. Dress up against the weather. 24 July 1807
GEO/MAIN/238: 'Come and see Lord Aberdeen's head & Miss Smirke's copy, come with Smirke'. 24 July 1807
GEO/MAIN/239: 'You do not suffer I trust from yesterday which I can truly say has vex'd me even more than yourself. I am very sorry that you think Lysons so ill. What has he or ought he to do but go to Cheltenham?' 28 July 1807
GEO/MAIN/240: Asks for advice on Middleton. 2 August 1807
GEO/MAIN/241: Arranging to meet. 10 August 1807
GEO/MAIN/242: Arranging to meet. 11 August 1807
GEO/MAIN/243: 'Mr. Angerstein will take you and Fuseli down at exactly a quarter before Four from Lloyds Coffeee House. You must both be there at exactly that time. Write a short Note to FuseIi to prepare him for your call, and Edward [long term servant of Lawrence] shall take it to him'. 24 August 1807
GEO/MAIN/244: 'In this state of the picture your pencils as being more stiff may be of use. From the smallest'. 22 September 1807
GEO/MAIN/245: 'At two I have Lady Dysart [1745-1840], do not therefore be later' Farington's note 'to sit for my picture'. 22 September 1807
GEO/MAIN/246: Farington must meet Mr. Daniells [William Daniell, 1769-1837] with Westall [Richard Westall, 1765-1836] at Lawrence's house. 31 October 1807 |