| GB/0397 Royal Academy of Arts Archive. |
| | LAW Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA, letters and papers 1777-1831 |
| | LAW/4 Autographs volume 4 1822-1825 |
| | >LAW/4/331 J. Hayes, Upper Charlotte Street, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, Pres. R. Acady. of Arts 2 May 1825 |
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| Reference Code | LAW/4/331 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | J. Hayes, Upper Charlotte Street, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, Pres. R. Acady. of Arts |
| Date | 2 May 1825 |
| Extent & Medium | 1 piece |
| Content Description | He thanks Lawrence for the copy of his discourse; he fully agrees that the support of Government will benefit the arts; he is concerned that patronage is being bestowed on the works of deceased foreign artists, to the expense of native artists, such as West; he quibbles with Lawrence on the placing of Sir Joshua Reynolds over West; he repeats (supposedly verbatim) a comment by West on the paintings of Lawrence when stood before Satan summoning up his legions. |
| Associated Material | Royal Academy Collection, 03/1094, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Satan Summoning his Legions |
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