Hester Lynch Piozzi et al. in Streatham - 26 July, 1790, at night
from Letter from Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 29 July 1790, page 278:
Mr. Lysons was last Monday at Mrs. Piozzi’s fête at Streatham. Five-and-forty persons sat down to dinner. In the evening was a concert, and a little hopping, and a supper.
Horace Walpole, Letter from Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 29 July 1790. In Mrs. Paget Toynbee (ed.), The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, volume 14 (Oxford, 1905), p. 278. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1535018855008 accessed: 6 October, 2024
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Date/Time | 26 July, 1790, at night |
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Notes
‘Mr. Lysons’ could refer to either of the two brothers, Daniel Lysons (28 April 1762–3 January 1834), antiquary and historical topographer, or Samuel Lysons (bap. 1763–29 June 1819), antiquary and archaeologist. Both men were close friends and correspondents of both Horace Walpole and Hester Piozzi.