Sir Francis Chantrey recollections Author:George Jones Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 230 LETTERS. In the hope that we shall soon have the pleasure of seeing you in London (without fear of cholera), Mrs. Chantrey joins in kind regards to Mr. Tu... more »rner and the young ladies. I remain very faithfully yours, F. Chantrey. TO MR. JONES. 5th July, 1832. Dear Jones, I sincerely rejoice at the fair probability of the House of Lords falling into good hands. It is too much for you to lose in money, but it is infinitely more in point of reputation, for I do not only think well of it as a portion to boil the pot, but as a work of art, and one, too, very likely to put such subjects into the heads of other people, by which means other artists as well as chapter{Section 4LETTERS. 231 yourself may benefit. Therefore it is your duty to go, arid go you must, and directly, too, for delay on your part would be imprudent, or something worse. Mind your own concerns, and don't imagine that your absence will delay the address to the King, or the building of the new R. A., or the final passing of the Bill—therefore look to yourself, and go! Yours truly, F. C. TO C. H. TURNER, ESQ. Town Hall, Liverpool, 29th September, 1832. My Dear Sir, On our arrival at Aston Mr. Watt was at Doldowlad; he will return about the end of next week, by which time we shall be visiting 232 LETTERS. Sir Robert Peel, and try our luck again at Aston as we pass through Birmingham, say Wednesday or Thursday in the week following. If that will suit you, tell him so, and we will meet you. Everything has been done much to my satisfaction, except that they obliged me to make a speech! The statue looks better than I had any right to expect. What think you ! The Mayor gave a grand dinner in the Town Hall to my little woman, and I assure you she made the most of hersel...« less