Letters & papers of John Singleton Copley and Henry Pelham, 1739-1776 (1914)
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815, Pelham, Henry, 1749-1806 · [Boston] Massachusetts Historical Society · leaf 362
lly exicute my works,I should return to England with an Eclaut that would establishme in the most effectual manner, not only as a portrait but His-torical Painter, but how is it possable, from the latter end ofMarch to acomplish such a Work? it would take me 6 Months.that would be the time I aught… … A 1775 Copley-Pelham Letters 301 be as large as life, and in that case I should be sorry to havepainted it of a smaller sise, and to paint it as large as life wouldtake a Can vis 24 feet by 18. so I cannot do that, unless it was be-spoke for such an use. but I will do my best in all matters…
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