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Letters collected from Sir Thomas Lawrence’s voluminous correspondence which “correct and proper” epistles that they are and having little to do with his love affairs, tend to banish from the reader’s mind the story of the artist’s unhappy relations with Mrs. Siddons’ two daughters.
“In these letters there is a good deal that is valuable as well as interesting.”
| + | Acad. 71: 656. D. 29, ’06. 1090w. |
“This volume does not make material additions to the known circumstance of Lawrence’s life as set forth in Williams’s ponderous biography, but it is undeniably interesting.”
| + | Ath. 1906, 2: 649. N. 24. 1510w. | |
| + | Dial. 42: 82. F. 1, ’07. 280w. |
“This volume contains much new and interesting personal information about the great English painter.”
| + | Lit. D. 34: 341. Mr. 2, ’07. 240w. |
“It should be added that the illustrations are excellent and well chosen, and that the ‘Recollections’ by Miss Croft, who was an intimate friend of the painter for many years, are a very interesting addition to the book.”