A-Z of Entries

De Quincey, Thomas Penson

HCR diary 13.2.1823 musical part at Aders "De Quincey whom I met lately was to have accompanied me"

Presumably Thomas Penson De Quincet (DNB 1785-1859)


Denman

HCR diary 15.4.1818 at Flaxman's "Miss Denman had made a kaleidoscope"

I've noted over 50 references between 1818 and 1846 to Miss Denman or the Miss Denmans in HCR diary. Miss Denman is also mentioned in Mrs Aders' letters to Crabb Robinson of 10.1.1830 and 5.9.1842 and there is a letter from Mrs Aders to Miss Denman dated 17.12.1842 all at Dr Williams Library.. See also my entry for Mary Ann Flaxman

HCR diary 21.2.1820 "called at Flaxman's and left my card -I was not admitted - he has seen no-one since Mrs F:s death"

                    8.12.1826 Robinson read…


Dubusson

HCR diary 29.12.1821 "Evening at Aders - the Masqueriers, Jenkins and a Mr & Mrs Dubusson were there - musick and engravings produced"

I found two or three possible couples. Thomas Du Buisson of Lawrence Pountney Lane merchant died 1843 at Newcastle upon Tyne age 65, his will PCC 1843. His father Peter will PCC 1813 of Glynhir, Carmarthenshire) had married Margaret Birt on 2.6.1775 at Newland, Gloucestershire, and he married Elizabeth Birt on 23.10.1809 also at Newland. In the 1841 census they were both living at Wandsworth Common.

Jean Abraham Du Buisson baptised 11.7.…


Eaton, Richard

HCR diary 14.6.1822 at Aders "The Miss Lanes there - Miss L. senr is a governess at Mr Eaton's near Newmarket"

                   18.1.1828 at Cambridge called on Miss Lane visiting at Tyrwhitt's, Mr & Miss Eaton there

                  10.11.1843 "old Eaton the banker is dead and Miss L: after devoting 30 years of her life to the education of his daughter is left without any provision whatever - The heir will do nothing for her - The daughter, her pupil, is married and has not the means - A younger son abroad will do something it is supposed -All this is anticipation,…


Fayle, Charlotte

HCR diary 9.1.1840 "yesterday I saw only Miss Fayle"

see Babington (QV*)


Fazy

HCR diary 29.10.1814 Mr & Mrs Fazy returned from Salonica

                      20.6.1818 at Aders "The Schunks, Platts, Mrs Fazy, Miss Lewis were my acquaintances"

                      22.7.1821 "Mrs Fazy has obtained a comfortable situation as superintendent of rich children by which provision is secured to her"

John Solomon Fazy married at Manchester Cathedral 15.7.1804 Eliza Becher (see Becher QV*) a sister of Carl Christian Becher (1770-1836) see Marquardt II p 442 where it says Crabb Robinson had met her In London in 1806 at Becher's, whose sister she was.…


Field, Barron

HCR diary 8.1.1828 walked with B Field to Mrs Blake, shortly after the death of William Blake (DNB 1757-1827) "We found that the Job is Linnell's property and the print of Chaucer's pilgrimage hers - Therefore Field bought a proof and I two prints at 2 and a half guineas each - I mean one for Lamb"

Barron Field (DNB 1786-1846)


Flaxman, Mary Ann

HCR diary 20.6.1818 "a call on Miss Flaxman"

                    24.2.1820 "at Flaxman's - I saw only Miss Fl: and Miss Denman"

                 13.12.1820 "went to Flaxman's with Aders"

                 20.12.1820 "at Aders. The Flaxmans there - by this introduction I have highly pleased the Aders. The more so as I fear after all MrsA: is not a visitable person and I fear too that she is aware of it. I am under some apprehension that if Flaxman should ever happen to know the history of Mrs A life that he may not chuse to keep up the acquaintance. He may possibly be…


Flor

HCR diary 25.1.1832 at the Aders thé dansant at Willis' Rooms "Flor the German appeared in several characters - he was very entertaining as Catalani and sung a mock song very laughably"

21.3.1832 at Aders "Flor came there" "Flor seemed shocked by hearing of the death of Westfal in Sicily mentioned by Mayer. The talk chiefly on painting"

Very likely the German artist Ferdinand Flor born Hamburg 1793 died 1881. He spent most of his working life in Rome, but was in England in 1830. performing tableaux vaivants after the old masters before the royal family at Brighton, and in…


Forbes, Miss

HCR 12.5.1826 HCR's guests to supper "Flaxmans, Masqueriers, a Miss Forbes, Blake, Sutton Sharpe"

          26.5.1829 at Brighton Mrs Masqueriers youngest brother just returned from Italy "Some of the family of Sir Charles Forbes came in and a Miss Ashburnham"

As G E Bentley pointed out in Blake Records p 446 note, Robinson's small appointments diary lists all the names on 12.5.1826 above except Miss Forbes, so it is reasonable to assume the Masqueriers brought her. Mrs Masquerier was born Rachel Forbes-Mitchell, so it may have been one of her relations (her father had…


Fordham

HCR diary   1.8.1813 HCR said Maria Fordham "delightful"

                      3.8.1813 HCR said Harriet Fordham "charming" &c

                   25.8.1823 "called on Mrs Fordham of Hodsea"

                   30.5.1823 at "Mrs Fordham's lodgings. Mrs J P Wedd was arrived"

                     2.6.1823 "called on Mrs J Fordham"

                   23.6.1823 "left with Sophia Fordham a letter for Mrs Thornton"

                   26.4.1824 Miss Fordham died of typhus at Bury St Edmunds

                   24.5.1824 "took tea at home - Francis…


Forster, Mrs

HCR diary 1.7.1842 at Samuel Rogers' breakfast table "Mrs Forster daughter of Banks the sculptor"...."and her daughter Mrs Poinder"

Edward Forster (DNB 1769-1828) writer married at St George Hanover Sq on 3.8.1799 Lavinia Banks. Emma bapt 20.5.1801 St George Hanover Sq dau of Edward & Lavinia Forster, married at British Embassy Paris 26.12.1832 Ambrose Poynter (DNB 1796-1886) architect. She died 1848, Lavinia nee Banks may have married again? (Lavinia Forster marriage index 1837 Kingsclere Hants).


Franklin, Mrs

HCR diary 23.2.1825 "at Flaxman's I heard of the death of Mrs Franklin"

Eleanor Anne Porden (DNB 1795-1825)


Frost, Charles

HCR diary 22.2.1821 Robinson sat for his portrait to Jacob Strutt, mentioned Mrs Strutt's brother Frost of Hull

Charles Frost (DNB 1782-1862)


Fry, Mrs

HCR diary 17.5.1841 "Ellen seems to be recovering herself - she is under the protection of Mrs Fry!"

This was very likely Elizabeth Fry (DNB 1780-1845). Mrs Aders' daughter Ellen Ley (1804-1867) had previously been arrested for theft (see HCR diary 7.1.1840)


Fuseli, Henry

HCR diary 13.1.1819 Mrs Opie / Fuseli / Sidney Smith / Samuel Rogers (I just made that note with no more context)

                      4.4.1823 after seeing Aders' pictures, Sir George Beaumont "proposed bringing Fuseli"

George Beaumont (DNB 1753-1827) and Henry Fuseli (DNB 1741-1825). I've no idea whether Fuseli did visit Aders' collection


Gawler, John Bellenden

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION Capt John Gawler of Horse Guards proposed 16.11.1792 by William Bosville 2nded John Frost

See DNB Bellenden Ker 1764-1842 / Morning Post 3.2.1795 steward of dinner of Friends of Freedom to celebrate outcome of treason trials, J.B.Gawler, Staines / John Bellenden Gawler was prosecuted by Lord Valentia in 1796 for crim con with his wife, see the entry on George Annesley (Lord Valentia) in History of Parliament, and Godwin dined with Gawler at Lady Valentia's on 2/3/1803

CRABB ROBINSON DIARY 2.6.1829 at the Flaxman's Mr & Mrs Bellenden…


Gent, Mrs

HCR diary 10.4.1844 Robinson called "on Mrs Gent (a miniature painter) a friend of Mrs Aders for whom a letter was brought by Stansfeld from Mrs A: and by me strangely forgotten. I lately found it, thinking it had been put in the post - I called on her today and delivered it with an apology. She seems an agreeable person (6 Tavistock Street, Bedford Square)"

This was Sarah Sophia born 10.1.1804 and baptised 13.3.1804 at St Pancras, daughter of William Daniell (DNB 1769-1837) and his wife Mary, sister of Richard Westall (DNB 1765-1836). She married Thomas Gent widower at Hanwell on 9…


Gillman

HCR diary 5,4,1823 musical party and supper at Aders' "This party I had made for them. Wordsworth, Monkhouse and the ladies, the Flaxmans, Rogers, Coleridge, Mr & Mrs Gillman were my friends. Besides the Reeces and other musical party"

                  16.6.1826 "Mrs Mont: and Mrs Aders met at Gillman's - they shook hands. Ich dachte dass Mad Aders sich herabliess - sie wäre gewiss froh wenn Mrs M: sie besuchen wollte"

      letter 20.11.1829 Mrs Aders in London to HCR in Italy "We have had our house newly painted, and during a fortnight of the time we were at Highgate,…


Goldschmidt

HCR diary 8.6.1828 "called on Aders - a Mr Goldschmidt was with him, who took us to see some fine paintings on sale in Leicester Square, belonging to Signor Reghellini di Schio"

                 4.11.1833 "went to the Aders - an agreeable evening there - Mr Goldschmidt was there - He has proved a very generous friend"

Possibly Adolphus Goldschmidt?

Morning Post 23.8.1823 Achilles Fould Esq of Paris married Henrietta dau of L. A. Goldschmidt Esq / Morning Post 16.2.1826 failure of B. A. Goldschmidt & Co of Great St Helens (worth a million and a half sterling?) /…