Powell, Peter, circa 1775-1855, Letter to Charles Robert Leslie, 1827 February 5
- Call Number:
- MSS 15
- Creator:
- Powell, Peter, circa 1775-1855
- Title(s):
- Letter to Charles Robert Leslie
- Date:
- 1827 February 5
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series III: Correspondence
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 55
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Powell writes from Rue de Grenelle, Paris, to Leslie at Lisson Grove, Paddington. Powell apologizes for being so bad about correspondence, blaming his own procrastination for this problem as well as for his failure to marry. He acknowledges Leslie's relatively recent marriage and the birth of his son Robert. Powell remarks that his trip to Italy is postponed and he will be staying in Paris for the spring. He comments on the death of the artist John Flaxman (1755-1826), and discusses affairs of the Royal Academy, among them being whether the Academy will elect Constable to be "the new member in the room of Flaxman," saying that if Constable is not elected, the Academy can "go to the Devil..." He goes on to note that it seems Newton "is getting on very well with his Picture from Gil Blas," but that he does not know what Leslie's latest project is. He closes with a wish that he and Leslie were more alike, and asks about mutual acquaintances and domestic news.
- Physical Description:
- 4 pages (1 folded leaf) ; 24.5 x 38 cm. Autograph letter, signed; written in pen and brown/black ink.
- Genre:
- Correspondence , Pictorial works, Albums (Books), Autobiographies, Cut-paper works, Graphite drawings, Pen and ink drawings, Letters, Sketchbooks, and Watercolors (paintings)
- Subject Terms:
- DanceMilitary uniformsPaintersPaintingPainting, BritishPanoramas
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859Powell, Peter, circa 1775-1855Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
- Finding Aid Title:
- Charles Robert Leslie Collection
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1297
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1297?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1