Letter from David Wilkie, London, to Lady Beaumont, 1828 November 12 : manuscript signed.

Discussing the legacy of Sir George and relating news of where he has been and who he has seen; saying "For the last two months I have been at the sea side part of the time with Sir Willoughby & Lady Gordon in the Isle of Wight, who were both of them speaking of your Ladyship, and of the late Sir George, in terms of great affection - I have also been to Dover, near to which I called upon Mrs. Siddons, who I found visiting Lady Byron - She naturally mentioned the circumstances of her last visit to you, and had much to say expressive of her esteem and regard for the late Sir George Beaumont - indeed I am frequently reminded of him - I have just been to the National Gallery where I was much attracted by those works which he used so justly to admire - In meeting my Brother artists, too, particularly with Collins, our discussions upon matters of art brings us constantly to refer to the opinions and principles of Sir George Beaumont, as a land-mark showing in what way new & original ideas should be regulated, by bending to those rules which have been sanctioned by the approval of ages;" asking about her health and expressing his hope that he will see her when she is in London; adding "...for myself, I feel somewhat better now than on my arrival from the Continent, and I am again trying to work - The fatigue of writing however is such that you must excuse this not being written in my own hand."