Joseph Farington (and his diary) [ Art and Literature / Diaries & Letters / Communication ]
… of painter John Opie, who had absconded from Opie with a Major Edwards, who subsequently married her, apologized for her conduct on the grounds that Opie had been so engaged in making his career. Her ‘fall’ was the result of ‘Unavoidable … her, and introduced my former wife to her, which assuredly I would not have done if I had observed any incorrectness of conduct or manners ’ . 1 The remark exhibits a latitude we might not expect, but also demonstrates Taylor’s normative … of two types of gossip are evident in the period. The first is akin to our own ‘celebrity gossip, rumour and scandal’ conducted largely by people who ‘know of’ but do not ‘know’ the people involved. 4 It has few costs to those engaging in …
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