PORTER (Sir Robert Ker, 1777-1842, Painter and Traveller)

Autograph formal letter to Mr Thompson, asking him to "send one of his men tomorrow morning exactly at a quarter before ten o'clock to the Pultney Hotel to him. If he should not be there he must wait, as the Princess Volkensky who is with the Grand Duchess of Oldenburg wants a portmanteau with a matress(?) & arranged with a very small compass. Sir Robert gave Mr Thompson's letter for the Lord Berghurst some months since soon after his arrival ...", 1 side 4to., with autograph note in another hand "Mr Yateman, This letter is very Particular", no place, no date In 1814 the families all came over to the UK and were given honorary degrees

Sir Robert was the historical painter to the Tsar, and accompanied Sir John Moore to Corunna in 1808.

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Stock No:  21228      £125

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