… of the goodness of his Majesty's disposition was made on his mind by what he saw of him. —Dr. Monro [Turner's early Patron] mentioned that Abbot the Portrait Painter died abt. 6 weeks ago in a state of Insanity. A Commission of Lunacy …
… fit this category. Farington, for example, may have used his knowledge to influence decisions about the distribution of patronage by the Royal Academy. But despite being an inveterate collector of information, he does not seem to have used …
… Hell-fire Club proved to be a rakish oddity in a society focused on manners and politeness, as was the man himself: patron, traveler, politico, philanthropist, but also, undoubtedly, rascal and rake. 18 . See, for example, Janin …
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