. Anne Seymour Damer. A woman of art and fashion, 1748-1828 . to run the risk of any-further adventures. She was very intimate withboth Sir William and Lady Hamilton, who hadstayed at Park Place. General Conway hadknown Sir William for many years, and also hisfirst wife. A few days after Mrs. Darners return fromJersey, General Conway wrote to his brother,Lord Hertford, with regard to the Prize Com-mission at Jersey. He was annoyed that theGovernment had appointed to act on this Com-mission as agents for him, certain persons whowere not inhabitants of the island. He had notbeen consulted by Lor
. Anne Seymour Damer. A woman of art and fashion, 1748-1828 . to run the risk of any-further adventures. She was very intimate withboth Sir William and Lady Hamilton, who hadstayed at Park Place. General Conway hadknown Sir William for many years, and also hisfirst wife. A few days after Mrs. Darners return fromJersey, General Conway wrote to his brother,Lord Hertford, with regard to the Prize Com-mission at Jersey. He was annoyed that theGovernment had appointed to act on this Com-mission as agents for him, certain persons whowere not inhabitants of the island. He had notbeen consulted by Lord Hertford or Lord Am-herst ; had he been, he would have suggestedseveral people of the island, who should havebeen nominated to serve on the Commission. Hetrusted that his brother would see his way toarrange something to get over this difficulty,and said that he hoped to obtain his leave duringthe following week, if he could get a ship to sailin. He was anxious at this time to be at homeat Park Place, where he was then carrying out somany improvements. 74. STATUE OF GEORGE III. By Anne Seymour Darner HER ART CHAPTER IX HER ART When established in London for any length oftime, Mrs. Darner gave up everything else toher pursuit of sculpture. Her study of thebest models in France, Spain and Italy, nowenabled her to produce works of a far bettertype than hitherto, works which Horace Walpolewith pardonable pride in his accomplished cousin,declared to be quite equal to the antique inform. It was most gratifying to him that a womanof rank and beauty, possessing the usual accom-plishments of a woman of quality, should havegained a proficiency in art which would eventuallyplace her name amongst those whom posteritywould contemplate with feelings of admirationand esteem. It has been said that Mrs. Darnerreceived great assistance in some of her worksfrom her masters and other artists; but evenwere this the case, she achieved a great reputa-tion, although it may have been enhanced by the 7
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