Autograph letter signed : London, to [J.W. Croker], [1829] July 8.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to [J.W. Croker], [1829] July 8.

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Asking Croker to not mention Lawrence's prices. Favorably comparing himself to Sir Joshua [Reynolds], noting "I think there may be one point in which I excel Sir Joshua, and it is that which has enabled me to be so fortunate in my progress. I mean the knowledge of those frowns and lines which constitute Beauty." Offering as proof his paintings of Cato, Hamlet, and Locke in the current exhibition.

1 item (8 p.) ; 17.9 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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