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To the Earl of Ellesmere
1847.
April 12

My Lord, It is long since I secured through His Excel'cy the Hon'ble Mr Everett, an intimation of your [[strikethrough]] desire [[/strikethrough]] wish to employ me upon some work in scupture [[sculpture]]. and I have no doubt that Mr Everett (who is a good friend of mine) expressed to you my thanks for the honor thus conferred upon me -

Subsequently I proposed to execute for you, a Statue of Eve, which differs so materialy from one already made by me, that it cannot be considered the same statue. Mr Everett stated to me your desire to see drawings of the Statue before deciding whether or not, to prefer it to some other subject, but not having completed the model it was not then in my power nor indeed until lately to obtain these drawings from the original.

I sincerely hope that from my long delay to send these drawings you have not supposed that I have ever been unmindful of your favor and kindness. Prior engagements stood in the way of an earlier sending of them - I have procured the best I could obtain but they do not convey a faithful impression of the original. The defects are more visible in the face than any where else. The view of the face from behind is very defective but not being able to obtain better, I send them as they are. I had some daguerreotype impressions made, but they were not more successful. This statue