perdiod

Updated: May 31, 2025

The testimonies of friendship which he received at this perdiod from Sir Horace Mann, the Marquesses of Creni and Riccardi, the late Lord Cooper, and many others of the British nobility then travelling in Italy, made an indelible impression on his mind, and became a stimulating motive to his wishes to excel in his art, in order to demonstrate by his proficiency that he was not unworthy of their solicitude.

John Galt - The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq.: Composed from Materials Furnished by Himself