Description
Autograph Letter Signed, to Henry Mogford, the exhibition organiser, discussing a portrait of the Emperor and Empress, and another portrait he has completed, suggesting that his portrait of Lord and Lady Russell could be entered in the Crystal Palace Exhibition. 4 pp. 8 x 5 inches, in good condition, remains of guard where formerly mounted. Paris, 25 April 1856. Charles Lucy (1814-1878), historical painter. He is best known for his painting of The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, which is displayed in the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, in the United States of America. His other notable work include his engravings of Oliver Cromwell and a painting called, The Burial of King Charles the First, in St. George’s Chapel of Windsor Castle.