From E. A. Darwin 16 January [1877]1
Jan 16 [1877]
Dear Charles
Laurence having painted the Prince of Wales now wants to paint another great man.2 He proposes to take a photograph & make a drawing from it & wanted to know which was most approved of & I offered to lend him my Elliot & Fry3 He thought I had the large life size (I forget who that is by the name I mean).4 What he also wanted after having made the drawing was to have a ten minute interview & he said he should not require more than that to mix his tints.
Will you do so when you come to London or would you prefer his coming to Down. He’ll require notice to make his drawing ready.
E. D.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
[Samuel] Laurence, having painted the Prince of Wales, now wants to paint another great man; will use a photograph but would like a ten minute interview with CD to mix his tints.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10794
- From
- Erasmus Alvey Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 105: B97–8
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10794,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10794.xml