Excerpt from Life of Thomas Stothard, R. A: With Personal Reminiscences Tm: circumflance of having been not only intimately acquainted, and for many years, with the great and good man whofe name flands at the head of thefe pages, but alfo, in early life, having been the wife and widow of his lamented fon Charles, firfl induced me to throw together a few reminifcences refpeeting him. Thefe, I trufl, will be found of fome intereft, not only to thofe who perfonally knew him, but to many who were his admirers as an artif't, and who feel defirous to learn what they can of the private as well as public life of fuch eminent perfons as have done honour to their country by the exertion of their genius, their influence, and their moral worth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.