Matthew William Peters, , his life and work . o wereresident in Italy at the same time as Peters, and with whom he probably came intocontact there. Joseph Wright, like him, had been a pupil with Hudson, returning in1756 for a second period of tuition of fifteen months, so it is not unlikely that theymay have been for a short time resident together. Peters and Romney, if they didnot actually meet in Italy, had mutual friends, and were employed by some of thesame patrons. One of these was that clever but most eccentric individual, EdwardWortley Montagu, the son of Lady Mary, the famous lette
Matthew William Peters, , his life and work . o wereresident in Italy at the same time as Peters, and with whom he probably came intocontact there. Joseph Wright, like him, had been a pupil with Hudson, returning in1756 for a second period of tuition of fifteen months, so it is not unlikely that theymay have been for a short time resident together. Peters and Romney, if they didnot actually meet in Italy, had mutual friends, and were employed by some of thesame patrons. One of these was that clever but most eccentric individual, EdwardWortley Montagu, the son of Lady Mary, the famous letter-writer. Before leavingVenice for Parma, Romney painted his portrait in Turkish dress. This picture wassold by Romney on his return to England for fifty guineas to Lord Warwick, but theunfortunate Wortley Montagu was not destined to follow his portrait back to England,for while Romney was still with him he choked on the bone of a small bird, whichpierced his throat and brought about his death. A CREMONESE the Mezzotint bv |. R. HIS LIFE AND WORK 9 Peters also painted Wortley Montagu probably about this time, as he exhibitedthe picture at the Royal Academy in 1776; it was entitled Mr. Wortley Montaguin his dress as an Arabian Prince. I have with some difficulty discovered the where-abouts of this picture; it is now in the possession of Lord Bute, and was most probablyleft by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu to her only daughter, Mary, the wife of John,third Earl of Bute, to whom many of her most interesting letters were written. It isprobably a sketch for a larger picture, as it differs in some respects from the mezzotint;but it is undoubtedly by Peters, and is a fine piece of work. It is not unlikely that Peters returned to England with the Mr. Parry mentionedin the letter, for both artists got back in the summer of 1776 in time for the Parry, whose Christian name was William, was a pupil of Reynolds, and probablyowed his election to , which took
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