Anecdotes of painting in England : with some account of the principal artists, and incidental notes on other arts (1826)
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Vertue, George, 1684-1756, Dallaway, James, 1763-1834 · London : Printed at the Shakspeare Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major · leaf 335
Somerset*and the Earl of Hertford, had some fine pictures,and painted in water-colours and crayons. Inthe latter he copied from Cooper a head of SirJohn Robinson Lieutenant of the Tower. He alsodrew many historic heads, and portraits with apen. He lived in the house in Hyde-Park at theend of… … well-known for his portraits in enamel, in whichmanner he has never perhaps been surpassed butby his predecessor Petitot, and his successorZincke. Before I give an account of him, I mustpremise that I do not answer for the truth of someparts of his story, which to me seem a little incre-dible. I…
