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Faraday to Benjamin Robert Haydon1   2 April 1846

R Institution | 2 April 1846

Heartily do I thank you My dear Sir for your kindness in remembering me – I hope to be one of those who on Saturday will have the pleasure & enjoyment of seeing your pictures2[.]

Ever Your Obliged | M. Faraday

B.R. Haydon Esq | &c &c &c

1
Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786–1846, ODNB). Historical painter.
2
This was for a private view at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, on 4 April 1846 of two new paintings by Haydon. According to his diary it rained all day and Faraday was not among the four people who came. Pope (1960-63), 5: 529.

Please cite as “Faraday1855a,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday1855a