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out of which the Statue is in the proportion of 130 feet | out of which the Statue is in the proportion of 130 feet | ||
| − | The other Model is of a Column, surrounded by the Statues of Duncan, Howe, Nelson & S:<sup>t</sup> Vincent, & surmounted by | + | The other Model is of a Column, surrounded by the Statues of Duncan, Howe, Nelson & S:<sup>t</sup> Vincent, & surmounted by Victory waving her Laurel Crown the whole of this likewise is made to a Scale of 230 feet <sup>1</sup>/<sub>4</sub> of an inch to a foot making the height of 4 feet 9 Inches & <sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub>; ⎮Many thanks to your for your offer concerning Nancy, after a painful & lingering Illness it hath pleased the Almighty to restore her to Me again by the means of M:<sup>r</sup> Long's skill & care & the Air of Hampstead, I am sincerely thankful for this mercy & now thank God my mind is at rest on that account & that he may bestow on You a Similar Blessing & every other that in His Infinitie Wisdom may seem good is the earnest wish of |
<p style="text-align:center;">Dear Friend<br> | <p style="text-align:center;">Dear Friend<br> | ||
your much obliged<br> | your much obliged<br> | ||
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J Flaxman</p> | J Flaxman</p> | ||
| − | Oct:<sup>r</sup> 6 1799 | + | Oct:<sup>r</sup> 6 1799<br> |
| − | Buckingham Street | + | Buckingham Street<br> |
Fitzroy Square | Fitzroy Square | ||
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out of which the Statue is in the proportion of 130 feet
The other Model is of a Column, surrounded by the Statues of Duncan, Howe, Nelson & S:t Vincent, & surmounted by Victory waving her Laurel Crown the whole of this likewise is made to a Scale of 230 feet 1/4 of an inch to a foot making the height of 4 feet 9 Inches & 1/2; ⎮Many thanks to your for your offer concerning Nancy, after a painful & lingering Illness it hath pleased the Almighty to restore her to Me again by the means of M:r Long's skill & care & the Air of Hampstead, I am sincerely thankful for this mercy & now thank God my mind is at rest on that account & that he may bestow on You a Similar Blessing & every other that in His Infinitie Wisdom may seem good is the earnest wish of
Dear Friend
your much obliged
& faithful Servant
J Flaxman
Oct:r 6 1799
Buckingham Street
Fitzroy Square