“It is my painful task now to inform you of the death
of our most kind and generous friend Lord de
Tabley, who departed this life at half-past nine this morning,
after
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a long and painful illness of
more than six months. His last few hours were tranquil, and without apparent
pain. The arts have lost a most munificent patron, and the world at large an
accomplished scholar and a gentleman; private individuals a most kind and
generous friend.”
John Fleming Leicester, first baron de Tabley (1762-1827)
Collector of British art; he was MP for Yarmouth, Isle of Wight (1791-96), Heytesbury
(1796-1802), and Stockbridge (1807). William Jerdan was a friend.
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Author: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869
Title:The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53).
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Series: Lord Byron and his Times: http://lordbyron.org
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