Memoirs and letters of Sir James Paget / edited by Stephen Paget, one of his sons.

  • Paget, James, Sir, 1814-1899.
Date:
1901
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Credit: Memoirs and letters of Sir James Paget / edited by Stephen Paget, one of his sons. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    collections were orderly arranged and labelled in her own fair hand. She WTote I know not how many scrap-books, and filled I know not how many albums with copies of verses and various sketches. Long after her marriage she studied oil-painting under Old Crome, who was for several years, while giving lessons in drawing at Yarmouth, a weekly visitor at the house ; and she succeeded in imitating him so well that her pictures could certainly be sold as his. So, too, she copied the outlines by Fuseli, and the various designs by Stodart, and Corbould, and the other artists of the ‘ Annuals ’ style then prevalent. And then, as she grew old, her undiminished industry employed itself in needlework; and she was the best of knitters and the most constant, always loving the finest and most complex patterns and the longest tasks. In the midst of all this she was active in the society of the town: hospitable, ready to do her share in all works of charity and public amuse¬ ments ; and more than her share in politics, as a thorough Tory with Mr. Pitt for her hero. Besides, she took part, even a leading and decisive part, in all grave business-questions ; and she was the most motherly of women. Of all her various pursuits there was not one which she did not neglect or put aside when one of her children was ill or unhappy, or on the point of leaving home for any time or on his return from absence. Nor was any of us ever absent but we had letters regularly with home news and loving messages, and written in a handwriting so beautiful as it is now very rare to find.