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HCR diary 24.10.1821 at Aders "a younger son of Souchay a sensible countenance which I was much pleased with"

6.7.1822 at Aders "the Sievekings, Souchays and Perret were sufficient for entertainment"

7.11.1836 at Benecke's re Aders "I found that A: had obtained from Souchay a promise of £100 but he had represented to S: that he wanted £2000!!!"

17.4.1838 "called next on W Benecke and from him learned that Mr Ch: Souchay is alarmingly ill so that CharS is gone to Frankfurt"

23.12.1838 at Benecke's at Denmark Hill "found the Souchays from Manchester there"

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AMENDMENTS TO OXFORD DNB

Henry Southern (1799-1853)
CURRENT TEXT "the son of Richard Southern, a barber."
SUGGESTED CHANGE <the son of Richard Southern (1750/1-1811), a barber, and his wife Ann.>
NOTES York St Mary Cripplegate Richard Southern hairdresser of New St died 24.9.1811 aged 61 of Apoplexy. York directory 1799 Richard Southeran, hairdresser, Blake Street. York St Martin Coney Street Richard son of William Suthran bapt 20.1.1751, Ann dau of Mr Richard Southern perfumer by Ann his wife bapt 1.9.1800, Richard Cornwell son of the same bapt 26.6.1803…

HCR diary 2.7.1813 Stansfeld 29 Lambeth Marsh

                    8.4.1826 Aders "spoke of Thomas Stansfeld's bankruptcy and blamed it on his father-in-law Briggs. Hatton S> had acted nobly" but HCR heard later at John Collier's a less favourable opinion of H S

                  11.5.1826 call on " Bischoff who acquits Hatton Stansfeld of dishonesty but attributes to him monstrous fatuity"

                  23.4.1828 "wrote to Thomas Stansfeld today about his late differences with his family"

                  19.6.1828 dined with Jameson at Hackney. Kent…

HCR diary 8.7.1834 "I went to the National Gallery, where I met by appointment Miss Mackenzie. Mr Stewart Mackenzie and Lady Charlotte Proby were there and we together admired the Corregios - I afterwards accompanied the ladies to Aders' Gallery"

Stewart Mackenzie, James Alexander (1784-1843) in History of Parliament (1820-1832) who added the name Mackenzie to that of Stewart when he became the second husband of Mary Elizabeth Frederica Stewart-Mackenzie (DNB 1783-1862) whose mother Mary née Proby was first cousin to John Joshua Proby (DNB 1751-1828) whose eldest daughter by his…

HCR diary 11.5.1825 at Green's Lincoln's Inn Fields, a large party "and a Mr Stokes a disputer and so far an unpleasant companion but said to be an able man and a man of science - the afternoon passed off very agreeably - we debated on ethnology etc etc"

Charles Stokes 1784-1853., stockbroker, collector and natural historian. His letters to Charles Babbage (DNB 1791-1871) are at British Library Add MS 37182-93. The National Portrait Gallery has an etching of him by Mary wife of Dawson Thurner (DNB 1775-1858) after Francis Chantrey (DNB 1781-1841). See Boase. Linnaean Socy 1808,…

HCR diary 3.5.1823 to the park with Storks

                    7.7.1825 "returned to Storks with whom I had a late tete-a-tete. We have it seems a formidable new man in Mr Kelley"

(Fitzroy Kelly DNB 1796-1880). Henry Storks 1788-1866 in Henry Knight Storks (DNB 1811-1874).. Born 7.8.1778 bapt 23.8.1778 All Halllows died 4.11.1866 Paris. Henry Storks bach of St Dunstan i t West = St Helens Bishopsgate 14.6.1810 Ann Trundle otp sp by lic wits Ann Janes, Tho Trundle, Robt Storks, Sophia Ince(?), Elizth & Josh Chaplin, J C Reeve.

HCR diary 4.4.1823 at Aders, viewing pictures, Sir George Beaumont "proposed bringing Fuseli & Rgers, Stodhart"

                  2.11.1824 at Flaxman's with Mrs Aders "looking over Flaxman's drawings which Mrs A: highly enjoyed but she says F: steals a great deal and she believes also from Stothard though Mrs F: says St: borrows from Fl:"

                  8.11.1824 party at Aders "The Flaxmans with the Miss Gunns and old Stothard. It was pleasing to observe the interest the old gentleman took in the pictures - listened to the conversation of the two excellent men and…

HCR diary 22.2.1821 "I went this morning and had my first sitting for my portrait to Jacob Strutt"

                    12.6.1822 "called early on Strutt at his son's - met them going out and accompanied them to Aders but I was forced to leave them and therefore do not know how Strutt was pleased with the pictures"

Jacob George Strutt (DNB 1784-1867) and his father Benjamin Strutt (1754-1827)

HCR diary 29.1.1829 at Naylor's, Hammersmith "an old German, a musical instrument maker from Gotha, Stumpf, a twaddling old man but seemingly a good creature and most zealous for the honour of his country"

                      2.2.1829 call from Strumpf

                    21.3.1832 Strumpf "I accompanied him to the Aders"

Johan Andreas Stumpf harp maker to His Majesty, London. Marquardt II p 323 & 529-532 & n 56. 44 Great Portland St from 1816. In 1841 census his age given as 60. His will PCC dated 22.5.1846 proved 19.3.1847 Johann Andreas Stumpff harp and…

HCR diary 5.6.1845 "A letter from Mrs Aders in which she mentions Mrs Reid. This led me to call on Miss Sturch to whom I told the whole of Mrs Aders history which she received with no prudery whatever"

                  19.1.1846 "called on Miss Sturch not seen for a long time - I told her of Mrs Reid's kindness to Mrs Aders"

Mary Myrtilla Sturch born 16.1.1788 died 20.5.1869 unmarried. Her sister Elizabeth Jesser Reid (DNB 1789-1866), their father William Sturch (DNB 1753-1838 QV* in SCI dtatset) who married their mother Elizabeth Jesser (1759/60-1841) at St John Hackney on…

HCR diary 10.6.1824 at Lamb's a large party "a Mr Taylor a young man of talents in the Colonial Office"

                    15.8.1824 in Norwich "I had been invited to dine with Ad: Taylor but thought it prudent not to go and I therefore accepted an invitation to dine with Will: Taylor - a very amusing afternoon - a younger brother of Austin's tribe, one Smith and another young man there - The conversation on T's part however was even to me highly exceptionable - I mean before young men - such as "Zoten Gotteslasterei und Aufruhr sind die Thure Angel des Menschlichen Lebens" (Dirty…

Letter from Emma Pauncefote to Crabb Robinson dtaed 7.8.1842 but probably error for 7.9.1842 "I had no sooner despatched my letter to you yesterday than I received one from my friend in Wales (Mrs Tennant) in answer to my application to her on my sisters account the following is an extract of her letter on that subject 'Your sister my dearest friend, appears indeed to be in a most unfortunate situation, I quite agree with yours and her friend, that an Annuity would be the wisest mode of assisting her. I shall be most happy to send my mite of fifteen pounds (you only do justice to my…

HCR diary 1.3.1831 "called at Birchall's in Bond Street, to order musick for Thibaut"

                    2.3.1821 Robinson (by letter) asked Pickford "to tell Thibaut that Aders will procure his musick for him"

Marquardt I p181 n129 Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut 1772-1840. For his younger brother Bernhard Friedrich Thibaut 1775-1832 see Marquardt I p 41 n 72. And see Marquardt's index

HCR DIARY 11.5.1826 calls on Blake, Thornton

Presumably Robert John Thornton (DNB 1768-1837). Robinson had met William Blake (DNB 1757-1827) with John Linnell (DNB 1792-1882) at the Aders. Thornton was Linnell's doctor and had met Blake through Linnell in 1818, commissioning him to make woodcuts for his edition of Virgil. Thornton nearly dismissed Blake's work but was persuaded otherwise by dining at the Aders when Thomas Lawrence (DNB 1769-1830) and James Ward (DNB 1769-1859) both expressed admiration for Blake's work.

GODWIN DIARY

31.8.1806 dine at Philips's,…

HCR diary 20.12.1820 at Aders "Flaxman does not appear to relish Thorwaldsen's designs much. At the same time he related some anecdotes about Th: which made us suppose that some immorality in Th: indisposed Flaxman to relish his works of art"

Bertel Thorwaldsen c1770-1844 wikipedia.en

HCR diary 31.5.1822 "accompanied the Lambs and Dr Tiarks to Aders. Dr T: I took as my visitor and I did well for he was excellent company and pleased L:"

Crabb Robinson's Reminiscences "a very able man, who was too learned and scientific to be interested in me, but I could be interested in him...He was a monster of learning and endowed with various powers, and what is more, he was able to turn them to account"

Marquardt II p 24 n 37 Dr Johann Ludwig Tiarks 1789-1837, librarian to Sir Joseph Banks. His brother Johann Gerhard Tiarks 1794-1858 was pastor of the German Reformed…

HCR diary 3.12.1826 Robinson accompanied Dawson Turner to Aders "A survey of the pictures D:T: not satisfied with the authenticity of the pictures and tho' he seemed to prize them he so often disputed the filiation that I suspect he did not quite give satisfaction"

                    18.5.1835 "called on Aders for catalogue of his pictures for Dawson Turner"

                    25.5.1835 "met with Dawson Turner and with him at Ader's gallery - He underrated the pictures - I hope sadly - what Aders estimates at £10,000 he values at between 2 & 3000 pounds. Something in…

HCR diary 10.12.1820 "Hazlitt, Mrs Horace Twiss & Barry Cornwall were at Montague's and I had a very pleasant lounge there till past 12 o'clock"

                    18.12.1820 at Aders "Mrs Longdale was there without her husband - a beautiful woman and very agreeable - I overheard Mrs Montague speaking disrespectfully of her to Twiss but this is by no means conclusive"

Horace Twiss (DNB 1787-1849). His first wife Anne Lawrence Serle dau of Col Wentworth Serle (born 20.3.1766 son of  Thomas Searle & Dorothea, ensign Coldstream Guards 1782, rode in horse races 1788, Lt…

HCR diary 18.1.18128 at Cambridge "called on Miss Lane who was visiting at Mr Tyrwhitt's - a young married gownsman" Mr & Miss Eaton there

See my entries for Lane, Miss and Eaton, Richard. James Bradshaw Tyrwhitt (1807-1873) see Alunmni Cantab. He married as bach otp at Petersham, Surrey 25.1.1827 Anne Barrett sp otp by lic

HCR diary 3.1.1833 "Upton, Aders' attorney"

                    4.1.1833 "broken in upon by Jameson and his attorney (Upton)" Loevenhagen had had Aders arrested because he had heard he was about to leave the country and his "further excuse was the unintelligible letters which A: wrote. Upton having read A's letters to him, [he] admitted that had he at first received such a letter he would have been satisfied"

                    5.1.1833 Upton with Robinson and Aders at the lock-up in Red Lion Square

                  29.4.1833 "Todeay I attended for the first time in…