John Blackwood to Joseph Munt Langford, Edinburgh, 10 September 1860
Title
John Blackwood to Joseph Munt Langford, Edinburgh, 10 September 1860
Title
John Blackwood to Joseph Munt Langford, Edinburgh, 10 September 1860
Sender
John Blackwood
Recipient
Joseph Munt Langford
Date(s)
- 1860-09-10
Place
Edinburgh
Letter Content
John Blackwood to Joseph Munt Langford, Edinburgh, 10 September 1860
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Edinbr. | September 10/60.
My Dear Sir
I inclose a cheque £35 being two months' salary £20 Mr. Crawley and £15 Mr. Douglas.
I am happy to tell you that the Major continues steadily to improve. He is still very much of an invalid but I saw a very marked improvement when I came back today after a few days absence.
From what you and Willie say I think the portrait of George Eliot must be good and am disposed to purchase it. I thought it was being done for Lewes and told him that I should ask Mr. Lawrence to make a copy for me if he liked the portrait. It seems L. does not like it; but in many respects you two would be better judges and the pensive sad look struck me the very first time I ever saw her. As however Lewes holds this sort of commission from me I feel some delicacy in acting until I hear from him on the subject; but as you know Lawrence there can be no harm in your asking his terms and telling him not to dispose of this, unless of course to Lewes, without communicating with me. 628 I hope they do not intend to allow a portrait to be published. Considering the season of the year the account of sales is very satisfactory.
We have no word of Mr. Simpson, and our cheerful friend Mr. Brown trusts that he is not one of the two men who have committed suicide at Homburg but he hopes he was in the rooms at the time. I am glad to hear from Willie that you are looking much stronger and better than when he last saw you.
yours very truly
John Blackwood.
J. M. Langford Esq.
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Edinbr. | September 10/60.
My Dear Sir
I inclose a cheque £35 being two months' salary £20 Mr. Crawley and £15 Mr. Douglas.
I am happy to tell you that the Major continues steadily to improve. He is still very much of an invalid but I saw a very marked improvement when I came back today after a few days absence.
From what you and Willie say I think the portrait of George Eliot must be good and am disposed to purchase it. I thought it was being done for Lewes and told him that I should ask Mr. Lawrence to make a copy for me if he liked the portrait. It seems L. does not like it; but in many respects you two would be better judges and the pensive sad look struck me the very first time I ever saw her. As however Lewes holds this sort of commission from me I feel some delicacy in acting until I hear from him on the subject; but as you know Lawrence there can be no harm in your asking his terms and telling him not to dispose of this, unless of course to Lewes, without communicating with me. 628 I hope they do not intend to allow a portrait to be published. Considering the season of the year the account of sales is very satisfactory.
We have no word of Mr. Simpson, and our cheerful friend Mr. Brown trusts that he is not one of the two men who have committed suicide at Homburg but he hopes he was in the rooms at the time. I am glad to hear from Willie that you are looking much stronger and better than when he last saw you.
yours very truly
John Blackwood.
J. M. Langford Esq.
Signature
John Blackwood.
Citation
John Blackwood, John Blackwood to Joseph Munt Langford, Edinburgh, 10 September 1860, Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/95451