| Description | Set of entries titled '1808'
Each entry records client making the payment and/or sitter name and amount paid. There are columns for money in pounds [l]; shillings [s] and pence [d]. The running total for money is given at the bottom of each page and carried over to the next. In some instances Beechey has indicated the size of portrait paid for, e.g. half length, 3 quarter length.
Payments recorded on p. 10, 1808:
16 [Jan]
-Of Mr Bolton for H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth;
Feb
-Of Lord Mulgrave;
22 Feb
-Of Capt[ain] Agar as whole price for a Lady;
-Of Mrs Coborn [Cobourn?] as half;
-Of Mr Simeon;
16 Mar
-Of Mr Coventry as half for a half length containing two portraits of his daughters;
9 Apr
-Of Mr Pattison as half for a 3 q[uarte]r;
-London Hospital being the last payment for 2 whole lengths of the late and the present Dukes of Gloster [Gloucester];
Payments recorded on p. 10v, 1808:
-Of the Marchioness Sligo as half for a whole length of Lord Altimont [Howe Peter Browne, Lord Altamont, later 2nd Marquess of Sligo] and 3 q[uarte]r of herself;
22 Apr
-of Sir Henry Lushington for a picture of his father S[i]r S [Stephen?] Lushington;
23 Apr
-Of Mr Pattison as last half;
28 [Apr]
-Of H.R.H. the Duke of Gloster [Gloucester] for his sister's portrait;
30 [Apr]
-Of Lord Gambier as half for 3 q[uarte]r portrait of himself
13 May
-Of Dr Dodsworth as first half for half length of himself;
-Do [ditto] of the Marchioness Sligo as last half herself and son.
Payments recorded on p. 11, 1808:
21 [May]
-Of Mr Simeon for a 3 q[uarte]r of Mr Thomason;
30 [May]
-Of Mr Sullivan for half length of himself for L[or]d Buckinghamshire;
4 Jun
-Of Mr Towers for 3 q[uarte]r of himself;
6 [Jun]
-Of Admiral Coffin for 3 q[uarte]r of himself;
29 [Jun]
-Of Mr Coventry as last half for Miss Coventry's portraits half length;
28 [Jun]
-Of [Dr?] Dodsworth as last half of his own portrait, half length;
4 Jul
-Of Duke of Gloster [Gloucester] for a copy of the Duchess [of Gloucester].
Payments recorded on p. 11v, 1808:
11 Jul
-Of H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge for his own portrait and copy of Do [ditto] for H.R.H. the Duchess of York;
5 Aug
-Of Mr Coffin for a copy of Sir B. Watson;
19 Aug
-Of Mr Gambier for 3 q[uarte]r picture of himself;
-Mr Gambier for the last half of Lord Gambier;
5 Oct
-Mr Hall in part for himself and Mrs Hall;
24 Oct
-Mr Leeds as half for a whole length of Mr L[eeds];
Nov
-Of Mr Ansley for a portrait of himself in the Lord Mayor's gown.
Payments recorded on p. 12, 1808:
-Of Mr E. Simeon for half length of his brother John half length;
-Do [ditto] of himself but only charged a kitt katt;
-Of Mr Pearce in part for frame;
-Of the Marquess of Lansdown as whole price for portrait of Miss Gifford.
There follows the usual total of the year's earnings (£1634 and 18 shillings). |