Excerpt from Life of William Etty, R. A, Vol. 2 Of the remaining works in progress during the latter half of 1833, and earlier part of 1834, few were destined to be completed for the following academy-exhibition. An illness, - which in the end sapped his strength for months, -benumbed his hand at the very season, he 'can least of all in the year afford to be ill.' A Portrait and a Cardinal a title wherewith Etty dubbed more than one male Study, - were his representatives at Somerset House. To this particular Cardinal, - portrait of a Polish Patriot, ' asserts my informant, - Etty refers a year later, as one of the best Heads he has ever painted, ' or shall.' A private critic of the Picture speaks with emphasis (justly), of serene composure of fea tures, ' senatorial dignity, ' a brow of thought, ' dark and intellectual eyes.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.