Sir John Everett Millais P.R.A., R.W.S. (1829-1896)
A fishing expedition: An illustrated letter to John Leech
Sir John Everett Millais P.R.A., R.W.S. (1829-1896) A fishing expedition: An illustrated letter to John Leech on an autograph letter inscribed '83 Gower St 13 June 1853. My dear Leech, When your note arrived this morning my head was in a state of puzzlement arriving from too much application over 30 yards of Mr. Cheek's most crisply twisting flyline, which in its disentangled spaces resembled the smoke from a cottage chimney pencilled by a genius of seven years old - Thus... I don't believe in Spirit Tapping, but I believe some spiritual monkey has a grudge against anglers, and in revenge, sports with their put-aside tackle, for on examination I found I had nothing but elaborately knotted lines, mangy cork floats, and gut that would not play a stickleback - Since the morning I have had eight & six pennyworth from the Golden Perch [?] and I hope to try it in the manner illustrated. Friday will do as well as Saturday but it is an unlucky day, and it would break my heart if we don't catch something, as we both take shower baths we can't take a cold. Very Sincerely. yr. John Everett Millais John Leech Esq.' pen and black ink on paper 7 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (18.1 x 22.6 cm)
Sir John Everett Millais P.R.A., R.W.S. (1829-1896)
A fishing expedition: An illustrated letter to John Leech
Sir John Everett Millais P.R.A., R.W.S. (1829-1896) A fishing expedition: An illustrated letter to John Leech on an autograph letter inscribed '83 Gower St 13 June 1853. My dear Leech, When your note arrived this morning my head was in a state of puzzlement arriving from too much application over 30 yards of Mr. Cheek's most crisply twisting flyline, which in its disentangled spaces resembled the smoke from a cottage chimney pencilled by a genius of seven years old - Thus... I don't believe in Spirit Tapping, but I believe some spiritual monkey has a grudge against anglers, and in revenge, sports with their put-aside tackle, for on examination I found I had nothing but elaborately knotted lines, mangy cork floats, and gut that would not play a stickleback - Since the morning I have had eight & six pennyworth from the Golden Perch [?] and I hope to try it in the manner illustrated. Friday will do as well as Saturday but it is an unlucky day, and it would break my heart if we don't catch something, as we both take shower baths we can't take a cold. Very Sincerely. yr. John Everett Millais John Leech Esq.' pen and black ink on paper 7 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (18.1 x 22.6 cm)
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