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Autograph letter signed : London, to [J. W. Croker], 1828 Feb. 13.

BIB_ID
300490
Accession number
MA 1063.67
Creator
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830.
Display Date
1828 Feb. 13.
Credit line
Gift of J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1928.
Description
1 item (8 p.) ; 17.6 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Sir Thomas Lawrence to the Irish politician and writer J. W. Croker. Letters have been described individually; see collection-level record for MA 1063 for more information.
Written from Russell Square.
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr., from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co in 1928; gift of J.P. Morgan, Jr. in 1928.
Summary
Discussing a portrait to be painted of the Duke of Clarence and thanking Croker for acting as their go-between. Asking him to relate his grateful acknowledgments for the high honor to the Duke, and discussing particulars of the portrait, including price. Discussing Miss Croker's portrait, mentioning the possibility of having an engraving taken from it.