Volume 2
The Farington diary / edited by James Greig.
- Joseph Farington
- Date:
- [1922?-1928]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The Farington diary / edited by James Greig. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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- Found on image 16 / 394…bited. It appeared “ more like the design of a painter for a reposing-place for Venus than as intended or proper for mortal use.” The beautiful Vigee Le Brun and alluring Countess of Oxford graced a dinner party given by Benjamin West, where also, as guests, were revolutionary Arthur O’Connor, Miss Helen M...
- Found on image 24 / 394…te and Fox—The Palais Royal—Guillotined by Communes—Smiles with his Mouth. 29 CHAPTER X PAGE A Great Vandyck—Interesting Dinner Party—Beautiful Vigee Le Brun— An Irish Traitor in Paris. 32 CHAPTER XI Buonaparte’s Manoeuvring for Power—Kemble and Buonaparte—The First Consul and Murat—The Officer was killed—T...
- Found on image 25 / 394… Poet—Fulton’s Diving Boat—The Country was gone—The Greatest Imposition—Pitt’s Hostile Manner. 102 CHAPTER XXX + Cowper the Poet and Mrs. Unwin—Vigee Le Brun—Pitt’s Speech lost him Favour—The Old Court—Field Officers. 106 CHAPTER XXXI Alarm in the City—The Duke of Devonshire—Ruin of a Fine Thing—Some City Men—Chu...
- Found on image 66 / 394 (page 34)… Museum Mr. Brown, from America Monsr. Le Roy, architect, who travelled to Greece Monsr. Denon, one of the Savans in Egypt, & published a work Monsr. Le Brun—a celebrated collector of pictures Sami. Boddington Signor Torcia, an Italian author -, a gentleman who came with Lady Oxford Monsr. Dutche, the artist...
- Found on image 67 / 394 (page 35)…’s work on Egypt is now in circulation throughout Europe. His face put me much in mind of Mr. Geo : Baker of St. Paul’s Church Yard.— Beautiful Vigee Le Brun Madame Le Brun has been much celebrated in France & in Italy for her skill in portrait painting. She appears to be abt. 40 years of age, & is a very ...
- Found on image 67 / 394 (page 35)…t is now in circulation throughout Europe. His face put me much in mind of Mr. Geo : Baker of St. Paul’s Church Yard.— Beautiful Vigee Le Brun Madame Le Brun has been much celebrated in France & in Italy for her skill in portrait painting. She appears to be abt. 40 years of age, & is a very handsome woman,...
- Found on image 67 / 394 (page 35)…ptor in France, and equal to the Antique in His Bassorelievos.—He observed of Madame Vincent [wife of the artist] that she painted better than Madame Le Brun. An Irish Traitor in Paris Arthur O’Connor was brought by Lady Oxford.* His attendance upon Her Ladyship appears to be almost constant. This could not...
- Found on image 68 / 394 (page 36)… sweet & interesting. Her manner modest, easy & natural, yet with an air of refinement, it formed a strong contrast to the assured vivacity of Madame Le Brun ; and the too affected and laboured civilities of Miss H. Williams.— Mrs. Joel Barlow appeared to be a quiet, unassuming woman. I was told she is an ...
- Found on image 93 / 394 (page 57)…chbishop of Lyons, and when He was presented a Second time the matter was mended. Buonaparte conversed with him by the help of an Interpreter, Monsr. Le Brun, the 2d* Consul, and set his heart at rest.—Buonaparte could not speak English and Erskine was not a proficient in the French language so that the aid...
- Found on image 93 / 394 (page 57)… 2d* Consul, and set his heart at rest.—Buonaparte could not speak English and Erskine was not a proficient in the French language so that the aid of Le Brun was necessary. These particulars were soon in circulation, many having heard of Erskine’s uneasiness. At 3 oClock I left Paris, after having had some...
- Found on image 129 / 394 (page 93)…en of Sheba ” (14) in the National Gallery. acquainted with Calonne* & saw him in Paris a few days before He died. He was much acquainted with Madame Le Brun.—He was a man of lively temper & playful,—would roll with Children upon a Carpet.—He told Masquerier He should return to England which was the only Count...
- Found on image 142 / 394 (page 104)… 3 miles an hour, which He does by finding how the Currents run. It is by them He goes, & can steer his boat easily. May 31.—Opie told me that Madame Le Brun has 200 gs. for a J portrait & 500 gs. for a whole length. The Country was Gone June 1.—Called on Opie, & had some talk on politicks with him & Mrs. ...
- Found on image 144 / 394 (page 106)…her in my possession, which I shall carry through Europe, beginning with London, the Metropolis of England.” Vig6e Le Brim Opie told me He saw Madame Le Brun’s pictures today at Her House No. 61 Baker St.—They are painted in the present French manner, but better than any He saw in Paris.—The imitation of par...
- Found on image 269 / 394 (page 219)…r over Lawrence. I told her the art comprehended so much that each might have great but different excellencies so as to make the balance even.—Madame Le Brun’s pictures were spoken of. Sir George sd. He thought that imitative kind of painting resembled wax-work, and seemed to be rather copying such imitation...
- Found on image 288 / 394 (page 238)…[Crewe’s] Son when a Boy in the Character of Henry 8th. by Sir Joshua Reynolds*—very fine, also several other portraits.—From thence we went to Madam Le Brun’s Sc saw her pictures.—Westall [R.A.] told me He cd. get by His profession near £2000 a year Sc that he had begun to economise by reducing His establis...
- Found on image 370 / 394 (page 312)… with commissions, 282-3 ; portrait of Kemble, 287-8 -, William (brother to the Artist), 89 Lea, River, 124 Leadenhall Street, 28611 Le Bas, Mr., 277 Le Brun, Charles Francois, 34, 57 —1 Mme. Vigee, 34, 36, 93, 99, 238 ; her art, 35, 106-7, 2I9 5 price of her portraits, 104 Le Clerc, Miss, 259 and 11 Lecler...
- Found on image 376 / 394 (page 318)…, 102, 104, 139, 175, 178, 211, 220, 240, 246-7, 262, 280, 28172., 282, 284; his art, 4, 79, 86, 237, 241 ; his physiognomy, 48 ; and the art of Mme. Le Brun, 106-7 5 prices of his portraits, 175 ; portrait of Fox, 241, 247 Oporto, 109 Oracle, The, 234, 287 Orange, County of, New York State, 106 Orchardson,...
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![At three oClock we adjourned to another room & all sat down to a very elegant cold eolation, served up in a very handsome manner, with the best wines, Champaigne &c.—Mrs. Cosway was there but did not sit down at the table. Monsr. Vienne, the Old President of the former French Academy went away before dinner. Monsr. La Harpe, was Tutor to the present Emperor of Russia. Madame Gerard appeared to be about 20 years of age. She is an Italian by birth ; and paints small domestic scenes with great neatness & ingenuity. Monsr. Le Roy is 75 or 6 years of age, of an amiable appearance & very gentlemanly in his manner. He was formerly in England, & resided with his friend Sir William Chambers. Monsr. Denon’s work on Egypt is now in cir¬ culation throughout Europe. His face put me much in mind of Mr. Geo : Baker of St. Paul’s Church Yard.— Beautiful Vigee Le Brun Madame Le Brun has been much celebrated in France & in Italy for her skill in portrait painting. She appears to be abt. 40 years of age, & is a very handsome woman, with a very lively expression of countenance. She was at one time much in the confidence of the late unfortunate Queen of France & wd. not have escaped the Guillotine had she remained in France. Her name was mentioned in the necklace story so much talked of.— Signor Torcia informed me that He had resided in England two years, and was much acquainted with Brompton, the Portrait Painter. He adressed Mr. Erskine aloud across the table, and said that He re¬ minded him of the Bust of Demosthenes. Mr. Erskine replied that He feared the resemblance would not be found ; but if his features were similar to those of that Champion of liberty, He hoped his coun¬ tenance would never change. This answer was noticed by the company with loud applause, it having been translated to the French who did not understand English. Signor Torcia spoke of England to me and Sharpe. He said that whoever wished to be a man should go to England for three or four years, be He a German,—a Frenchman, an Italian,—or of any other Country. “ That Country, said He exhibits a model for mankind.” Mr. West told me that Monsr. Moitte is the best Sculptor in France, and equal to the Antique in His Bassorelievos.—He observed of Madame Vincent [wife of the artist] that she painted better than Madame Le Brun.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3135970x_0002_0067.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
