Joseph Farington (and his diary) [ Art and Literature / Diaries & Letters / Communication ]
… Image Henry Bone after John Opie, ‘Joseph Farington’, © National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG D17553, 1794. Abstract The Diary of Joseph Farington offers a rich source for thinking about sociability in the art world in London from 1793-1821. Nonetheless, it is striking that, while the Diary records a great deal of information – indeed … Records of my Life (J. & J. Harper, 1833) vol.i., p. 303. 2 . The Diary of Joseph Farington, ed. Kenneth Garlick (London; New Haven: published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 1978-1984), …
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