. The life and letters of Joseph Severn. utation of artists. I have, he writes, fortunately met with a good-tempered, funny littleelderly gentleman, who will probably be my travelling-companion through-out the journey. He is continually popping his head out of window tosketch whatever strikes his fancy, and became quite angry because the con-ductor woTdd not wait for him whilst he took a sunrise view of Macerata. Damn the fellow! says he, he has no feeling. He speaks but a fewwords of Italian, about as much of French, which two languages hejumbles together most amusingly. His good temper, howe
. The life and letters of Joseph Severn. utation of artists. I have, he writes, fortunately met with a good-tempered, funny littleelderly gentleman, who will probably be my travelling-companion through-out the journey. He is continually popping his head out of window tosketch whatever strikes his fancy, and became quite angry because the con-ductor woTdd not wait for him whilst he took a sunrise view of Macerata. Damn the fellow! says he, he has no feeling. He speaks but a fewwords of Italian, about as much of French, which two languages hejumbles together most amusingly. His good temper, however, carrieshim through all his troubles. I am sure you would love him for hisindefatigability in his favourite pursuit. From his conversation he isevidently near kin to, if not absolutely an artist. Probably you mayknow something of him. The name on his trunk is J. W. or J. W. ! During the summer Severn wrote to his brother Tom,that his picture of Lear and Cordelia was wanted bythree would-be purchasers, one of them the Duke of. a, •s. eS o ffii Pi <1 ** »H M O H •/-A \A O) A ^ 3 W ,d ; ) an ►JO r—t oi M 0) > (U tn C<H o OJ d O A SI RANGE STORY OF PAPAL POME. Bedford ; and adds that he was then painting nothing butwhat was commissioned. A little later he wrote again : Amongst my best news, you will be glad to know that I have made agood friend and patron in Prince Leopold. He has just sent me a mostkind letter from Paris, offering me his services and assuring me of hisesteem, and, what is better, ordering me to paint him another picture, andwhat is better still, telling me I may receive the money when and how Iplease. Now all this is most princelike. My works are to be placed inManchester House; there now, think of that! If you, my dear Tom,thinh that being introduced to the Prince Leopold would be of service toyou, nothing can be easier for you. As my brother, you will findhim receive you well and speak of me like my other friends, for I havekno
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