“. . . among the best books of travel, humour, history . . . politics and art, in the English language.”
Very recently, however, I came across the following article wich has made me wonder whether perhaps the obituary writer should have added that by “art” he meant both the literary and the visual varieties.
. . . .no tenían pretensiones artísticas, ni intereses editoriales o comerciales, como ocurría con otras vistas de ciudades y monumentos de España realizadas por destacados viajeros y artistas de aquel tiempo. A diferencia de ellos, Ford . . . para conocer y recordar, por simple curiosidad, fascinación o puro placer, para obtener un fiel registro de sus observaciones pocos años antes de la aparición de la fotograf
"Retratos de Richard Ford como majo serio" (1832 - José Domínguez Bécquer)
Perhaps the best way to make up one’s mind is to have a look at some of the sketches I have posted below, or perhaps even better by checking the following link to the article in question. (LINK)
FordFamily Collection – Los Dibujos de Richard Ford . . . Gámiz and Pardo
1821 - Theodore Dwight (LINK)
1824 - James Bucknall Estcourt (LINK)
1826 - Thomas Staunton St Clair (LINK)
1829 - Alexander Slidell-Mackenzie (LINK)
1830 - William Maginn (LINK)
1830 - Arthur de Capell Brooke (LINK)
1830 - Frederick Leeds Edridge (LINK)
1830 - Henry D. Inglis (LINK)
1830 - Amasa Hewins (LINK)
1830 - Josiah Conder (LINK)
1832 - Commodore Perry (LINK)
1832 - William Harris Rule (LINK)
1837 - Pierre Edmond Boissier (LINK)
1837 - Robert Montgomery Martin (LINK)
1838 - George Dennis (LINK)
1838 - George Wright (LINK)
1838 - Charles R. Scott (LINK)
1838 - James Barber (LINK)
1839 - Mr. Southey (LINK)
1840 - Edward Delaval Hungerford Napier (LINK)
1840 - Théophile Gautier (LINK)
1840 - Rev George Newenham Wright (LINK)
1840 - Charlotte Paget (LINK)
1841 - George Henry Borrow (LINK)
1841 - Francis Elizabeth Davies (LINK)
1841 - The Rev William Robertson (LINK)
1842 - Prince Adalbert of Prussia (LINK)
1842 - Charles Rockwell (LINK)
1843 - J.H. Allan (LINK)
1843 - John Adam Dix (LINK)
1844 - George Lothian Hall (LINK)
1844 - Martin Haverty (LINK)
1844 - Old Inhabitant’s Traveller’s Handbook (LINK)
1845 - T. M. Hughes (LINK)
1846 - E.F. Kelaart (LINK)
1846 - William Makepeace Thackeray (LINK)
1846 - Alexandre Dumas (LINK)
1848 - Thomas Debary (LINK)
1848 - David Urquhart (LINK)
1849 - William George Clark (LINK)
Thank you also to Antonio Gámiz Gordo and Juan Carlos Pardo Gonzaléz. I hope they will forgive me for using their wonderful work.
1846 - Richard Ford - A Nasty Taste in the Mouth
1855 - Richard Ford - A Cloacal Nuisance
1855 - Richard Ford - Quotes
1827 - Andrew Bigelow
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