Volume 1

The Farington diary / edited by James Greig.

  • Joseph Farington
Date:
[1922?-1928]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Farington diary / edited by James Greig. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    count of an incested tumour on my back, which he removed. Mr. Hunter was in the Council Room at St. George’s Hospital and was suddenly taken ill, and being carried home in a closed chair expired about two o’clock. He mentioned to me once that he had some obstruc¬ tion or complaint about his heart which he was well assured would cause his death suddenly at some period. October 18.—Called on Humphrey (R.A.) at his new lodging, No. 13, Old Bond-street, for which he is to pay 200 guineas a year. Hamilton [R.A.] spoke of the ensuing election, and thinks Beechey should be one, to which I agreed. He is also anxious that Lawrence should be secured for an Academician’s place in February next. I told him Lawrence should have one of my votes. Paul Sandby [R.A.] has given the place of Under Drawing Master at Woolwich to Barney, a young man who is married, and to whom it is most desirable, as he was on the point of going to Birmingham from want of sufficient employ in London.