^''August 5. I have met Lord Stanley, and found
him a frank, agreeable man. Tall, broad-boned, well-
formed, he reminded me of Sully the painter. He said,
* Sir, I am glad to see you.' He pointed out one defect
in my drawings, for which I thanked him, but he admired



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them generally. He spent five hours in examining my
collection, and said, ' This work is unique, and deserves
the patronage of the Crown.' He invited me many
times to come and see him at his town house in Gros-
venor Square."

Under this date, Audubon writes to his wife : " I am
cherished by the most notable people in and around
Liverpool, and have obtained letters of introduction to
Baron Humboldt, Sir Walter Scott, Sir Humphry Davy,
Sir Thomas Lawrence, Hannah More, Miss Edgeworth^
and your distinguished cousin, Robert Bakewell."

" August 9. By the persuasion of friends, the entrance-
fee to my collection of drawings is to be charged at one
shilling. Three and four pounds per day promised well
for the success of this proposal. Painted a wild turkey,
full size, for the Liverpool Royal Institution. Busy at
work painting in my usual toilet, with bare neck and
bare arms. Dr. Traill and Mr. Rathbone, while looking
on, were astonished at the. speed of my work.
** At Liverpool I did the portraits of various friends
desirous of obtaining specimens of my drawing, and Mr.
