Joseph Farington (and his diary) [ Art and Literature / Diaries & Letters / Communication ]
… financial prospects (£4,000 pa), and he engaged her affections. He asked Farington to plead his cause with the father (a lawyer), who he thought likely to be obdurate. Farington initially refused, suggesting it might be prudent to wait until …
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