Thicknesse, Philip: A Sketch Of The Life And Paintings Of Thomas Gainsborough, Esq. ([London], 1788)

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much alarmed, lest with all his merit and
genius, he might be in London a long
time, besore he was properly known to
that class of peoplej who alone could ef-
fentially serve him, for of all the men I
ever knew, he postessed least of that
worldly knowledge, to enable him to
make his own way into the notice of the
great World. I therefore wrote to
Lord Bateman who knew him, and who
admired his talents, stating the above par-
ticulars, and urging him at the same time
for both our sakes, to give him counte-
nance and make him known, that being
all which was necessary. His Lordship for
me, or both our sakes did so, and his re-
move from Bath to London proved as
good a move, as it was from Ipswich to

Bath.