From:
Richard Sheepshanks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 February 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.38
Summary:
Judges the unfinished portrait of Francis Baily a faithful rendering, although he is portrayed without the glasses, which he usually wore. Fears the intractability of [W. S.] Stratford and its implications for the workings of the R.A.S. Council. On the dispute between [W. R.] Dawes and [George] Bishop and how to resolve it.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project