BIB_ID
426593
Accession number
MA 4729.20
Creator
Dolgorukiĭ, Dmitriĭ Ivanovich, kni︠a︡zʹ, 1797-1867, sender.
Display Date
Warsaw, Poland, 1830 June 6
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Frances K. Clark, 1992.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 23.5 x 19.8 cm
Notes
Docketed in ink on page 4.
Part of a collection of 22 letters from Dolgorouki to Washington Irving between 1828 and 1844 as MA 4729.1-25, includes 3 letters from Bolviller, Dehay, and Mr. Gessler. See related records for more information.
Part of a collection of 22 letters from Dolgorouki to Washington Irving between 1828 and 1844 as MA 4729.1-25, includes 3 letters from Bolviller, Dehay, and Mr. Gessler. See related records for more information.
Provenance
Mrs. Frances K. Clark, descendent of Washington Irving's family.
Summary
Saying how happy he was to see Irving in London. Dolgorouki will be going to Moscow and hopes to see Irving in London again. Recounting his negative impressions of Warsaw, he describes it as shabby and poor in contrast to London. Makes anti-Semitic remarks about the city's squalor and its Jewish inhabitants, calling Poland "the real Palestine." Describing how he suffered during the boat trip from London to Hamburg. The boat was very crowded, and the sleeping conditions were unacceptable. Saying that he regrets not having had more time to spend with (David) Wilkie in London and admires his latest painting of (John) Knox. Dolgorouki considers him the greatest painter of the time and goes on to praise him.
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