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THE LETTERS OF
RICHARD FORD

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THE LETTERS OF
RICHARD FORD

1797-1858


EDITED BY

ROWLAND E. PROTHERO, M.V.O.

FORMERLY FELLOW OF ALL SOULS’ COLLEGE, OXFORD
AUTHOR OF “THE LIFE OF DEAN STANLEY”
“THE PSALMS IN HUMAN LIFE,” ETC. ETC.


WITH PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS


NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY
1905
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PRINTED BY
HAZELL, WATSON AND VINEY, LD.,
LONDON AND AYLESBURY,
ENGLAND
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PREFACE

Sixty years ago, few men were more widely known in the world of art,letters, and society than Richard Ford, the author of the Handbook forSpain. A connoisseur of engravings, an admirable judge of painting, theinterpreter to this country of the genius of Velazquez, he had no rivalas an amateur artist. From his sketches Roberts made many of his bestdrawings; some were reproduced by Telbin, others appeared in theIllustrated London News and the Landscape Annuals of the day, orsupplied illustrations to such books as Byron’s Childe Harold andLockhart’s Spanish Ballads. One of the first critics who appreciatedthe beauties of the ceramic products of Italy, he formed a finecollection of Gubbio and Majolica ware, and the works of Giorgio and theDella Robbias. The contents of his Spanish Library, to which many of theprizes of the Heber sale found their way, were as rich as they were rareand curious. His taste was no less varied than sound, and few arttreasures in clay, metal, and marble, were beyond his ken. Nor was hisknowledge of the mysteries of cookery less profound, and Amontillado{vi}sherry and Montanches hams were introduced by him into this country.Well and widely read, gifted with a wonderful memory and a keen sense ofhumour, possessed of an extraordinary faculty for happy, unexpectedturns of expression, full of curious anecdotes and adventures, he was adelightful talker. Entirely without the jealousy of the professed wit,he was an equally admirable listener. No man was a more welcome guest insociety, none had more friends or fewer enemies.

His father, Sir Richard Ford (born 1759,

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