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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    We saw the Rakes Progress by Hogarth, which Soane purchased. This day I reed, a letter from Sir George Beaumont desiring me to offer Soane 600 guineas for them.—Soane said if He parted with them it must be at a high price. [Soane did not part with the “ Rake’s Progress,” and the whole series of eight is in the Soane Museum, Lincoln’s Inn Fields.] Hogarth and Garrick March 7.—Hogarth proposed to sell his pictures from which the Election prints were engraved, for 200 guineas, to be raised by a raffle at 2 guineas each.—Garrick called on him & subscribed, but on leaving his House, reflected on what He had done as unworthy to so great an artist, went back, gave him a draft for 200 guineas & took away the pictures, thus relieving Hogarth from further trouble abt. them.—West heard Garrick relate the circumstance. The picture of “ the March to Finchley ” which was also raffled for being valued at 150 guineas. . . . 50 Tickets remained in the Hands of Hogarth, and one of these tickets proved to be the winning number. When the picture was thus declared to be again Hogarths property, He presented it immediately to the Foundling Hospital. West is painting large family pictures for Mr Hope of Cavendish Square. The portraits are half lengths. Wests price is 70 guineas for a half length, the whole wd. come to 470 guineas. Mr Hope said He wd. give him 500 guineas.—