Autograph letters from Sir Thomas Lawrence, London, to various people [manuscript], 1829 October- December.

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Autograph letters from Sir Thomas Lawrence, London, to various people [manuscript], 1829 October- December.

Correspondents: Fanny Kemble and Marie Thérèse Kemble. Most of the letters criticize Fanny in the role of Juliet. (p. 43, 51) discuss Fanny sitting for her portrait by Lawrence.

9 letters.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7109757

Folger Shakespeare Library

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