A hard frost again ― bright & cold! Letters from Mr. Edwards, & C. Church. C.F. is engaged to be married. Ἐτελιῶθῃ εἰς ἐκείνον ταῦτα τὰ φλυαρία.1 ― ˇ[Drummond came] Mr. Nicolas came, ― whom paid. Then Vincent. ― Then Dalzell ― about the “Nonsense.” ― After wh. in despair & hurry rushed out, but […]
Interlaken Fine early ― but then dark, & at 10 ― snow. Also a ‘favourable’ notice of ‘Masada’ in the Times,1 but which of these occasioned the other ― the snow or the critique, I am at a loss to say. Wrote to Sir R. Bethell. ― C.F. & Mrs. Davidson. Painted for some hours […]
Very fine & bright. ― “We are going back again,” I fear. ― Howbeit, at 10.30 ― came 40scue ― & we had a very pleasant 2 & a half hours together ― he went at 1. ― His society is always ― I think invariably, a grat comfort to me: ― & even my […]
Drew 60£ from Drummonds Very dark. ― Could not work. Looked out 48 drawings to mount. W.F. Beadon came. ―― Pouring rain. At 1 went to Drummond’s, & paid Jones & Roberson. Called on the Welds ― AT there: & asked to dine. Awful slush & pouring rain. Home… at 5.30 ― to Burlington House. […]
Interlaken Day ― darkish ― cool ― but respectable. Orders given ― not at home to everybody ― so, nobody came.. Ann & Sarah arrived at 11 ― & dined with me ― & left at 4.30. The day was very pleasant, only that dear Ann’s encreasing weakness & age ― saddens all. Sarah’s discourse […]
Damascus Bother London! ― Dry ― fine, mild, & sunny. ― For all that, I say, bother. Most grotesquely wrote a letter to the Times about the American split: ― of wh. ― anon. ― But then came J. Edwards ― then Robt. Curzon & “Johnny Warren:” ― both kindly. R.C. alquanto1 absurd. (James Hope […]
Fine ― i.e. dry, windyish, & coldish. To Royal Institution by 10: ― Masada quite well hung. To Drummonds: & C. Fortescue’s, whom, with H.J. Grenfell ― saw. Back ― & Bernard & Jane Husey Hunt came ―. After they went, I painted a fallen trunk in the Cedars. ― Then J. Uwins came. ― […]
Damascus X2 Dull cold gray day. Mr. Whitmore called at 10. Arranged sketches till 12. Then worked at Damascus ― barring that Hervey Bagot came at 2 ― & G. Scrivens at 3. All the pictures seem liked. ―― At 5½ called at the Beadons ― a sick & sad house. Dined μονος1 ― at […]
Damascus Dry ― coldˇ[ish] ― gray: & windier. Severn goes Consul to Rome. Ὦ τὶ μωρὸς πρόξενος!1 Worked all day at Damascus ― in the front room ― as the other was too cold. At 5.30 went out: called on Beadon’s, he is more unwell, Markham says. & James Uwins, who seems to me livelier […]
Coldish: gray, darky. Daddy Hunt came to breakfast: very happy & pleasant morning, & he kindly “preached” ― on all the pictures. He went at 1. I to a set of calls. 1. W. Raleigh. 2. Whitmore. 3 Middleton. 4 Bethell. 5 Coltman. 6 Bouverie. 7. Lushington Dr. 8. C. Buxton 9. R. Curzon. 10. […]
