Excerpt from Romney

I wish to acknowledge my indebtedness to my friend. Hector Suffling, Barrister-at-Law, for generous assistance in this little book. Originally it was our intention to work together throughout in the gathering of material, but events occurred that rendered this impossible to the extent we had contemplated. However, it would be unfair not to pay full tribute to Mr. Suftling's skilful contribution. The book has gained very materially by his aid, and lost much by his inability to proceed further in his co-operation.

I have also to make the following acknowledgments: to the Director of the National Gallery, for permission to reproduce The Beaumont Family, Mr. & Mrs. William Lindow. Jacob Morland, and the Lady and Child, to the Director of the National Portrait Gallery, for the Portrait of the Artist and Richard Cumberland, to Mrs. F. Davies, for Miss Casson, and to Lord Alfred de Rothschild, for Lady Hamilton as "Emma."

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