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LADY HAMILTON AND OTHERS
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“ Rome, Dec. the 31, 1793.
“ My Lady !
“ It was a long time since I had the honour to see a line from you, My
Lady—so that I begun to suspect your Ladyship had put me in perfect oblivion
—however the letter I recd from the hands of Mrs. Benton convinces me of
the contrary so that still I can flatter myself to live in your remembrance-
all I can say is that your Ladyship bestows your Kindness upon one truely
gratefull my Respect and Estime towards you My Lady is truely sincere-
and unalterable.
“ I much lament the loss sustaind by Mr. Abbot it is hard to loose dear
Relations, or Friends—but such is the lot of those who live—and we must
submit to the will of Heaven.
“ Mrs. Benton and Mr. Abbot are both very respectable persons—I should
be happy if I could render them any service.
“ I was glad to hear from Sir William that your Ladyships portrait at last
was found had your Ladyship made a longer Stay in Rome—I should have
produced a better Picture—approaching nearer to a Model inimitable—and
so excellent in mind, and person-
“ tomorow a new year begins, may it be happy to you My Lady, with
numberless years to come, may Heaven bestow every blessing on you, and
those who are dear to you.
“ I will not be tedious to you, only permit me to beg for the continvance
of your Kindness—and now and then please to bestow on thought of one who
has the honour to be with the greatest Respect
“ My Lady your Ladyships
“ most obedient most Servt
“ Angelica Kauffmann-Z.
“ P.S.—my Husbands Respectful compts waite on you My Lady—and
I allso beg to render my Compts. acceptable to Mrs. Cadeghen.
“ I enclose this in the letter I wreite to Sir William Hamilton, that it may
not be lost like my former letters.”
Of instructions from Russia, Angelica this year had several, notably those
from the Princess of Holstein-Beck. This lady purchased, first of all, the
sketch for the Loretto picture, for which she gave Angelica sixty guineas, and
then a small reproduction of the same picture, so delighted was she with the
sketch. Later on she asked for a reproduction of the celebrated picture,
already referred to, in which Angelica represented herself with two allegorical
figures of Painting and Music, at the moment when she is saying farewell to
Music, having decided to give herself up entirely to Painting. One repre-
sentation of this, probably the original, belongs to the Trustees of Lord St.
Oswald, the other is, no doubt, somewhere in Esthonia.
Another Polish Count requested her to paint a portrait of his wife, and the
87
“ Rome, Dec. the 31, 1793.
“ My Lady !
“ It was a long time since I had the honour to see a line from you, My
Lady—so that I begun to suspect your Ladyship had put me in perfect oblivion
—however the letter I recd from the hands of Mrs. Benton convinces me of
the contrary so that still I can flatter myself to live in your remembrance-
all I can say is that your Ladyship bestows your Kindness upon one truely
gratefull my Respect and Estime towards you My Lady is truely sincere-
and unalterable.
“ I much lament the loss sustaind by Mr. Abbot it is hard to loose dear
Relations, or Friends—but such is the lot of those who live—and we must
submit to the will of Heaven.
“ Mrs. Benton and Mr. Abbot are both very respectable persons—I should
be happy if I could render them any service.
“ I was glad to hear from Sir William that your Ladyships portrait at last
was found had your Ladyship made a longer Stay in Rome—I should have
produced a better Picture—approaching nearer to a Model inimitable—and
so excellent in mind, and person-
“ tomorow a new year begins, may it be happy to you My Lady, with
numberless years to come, may Heaven bestow every blessing on you, and
those who are dear to you.
“ I will not be tedious to you, only permit me to beg for the continvance
of your Kindness—and now and then please to bestow on thought of one who
has the honour to be with the greatest Respect
“ My Lady your Ladyships
“ most obedient most Servt
“ Angelica Kauffmann-Z.
“ P.S.—my Husbands Respectful compts waite on you My Lady—and
I allso beg to render my Compts. acceptable to Mrs. Cadeghen.
“ I enclose this in the letter I wreite to Sir William Hamilton, that it may
not be lost like my former letters.”
Of instructions from Russia, Angelica this year had several, notably those
from the Princess of Holstein-Beck. This lady purchased, first of all, the
sketch for the Loretto picture, for which she gave Angelica sixty guineas, and
then a small reproduction of the same picture, so delighted was she with the
sketch. Later on she asked for a reproduction of the celebrated picture,
already referred to, in which Angelica represented herself with two allegorical
figures of Painting and Music, at the moment when she is saying farewell to
Music, having decided to give herself up entirely to Painting. One repre-
sentation of this, probably the original, belongs to the Trustees of Lord St.
Oswald, the other is, no doubt, somewhere in Esthonia.
Another Polish Count requested her to paint a portrait of his wife, and the