[Marochetti] Autograph Letter Signed "Marochetti", sculptor, to a friend , quoting his letter to "Lord H." [perhaps Lord Herbert [Sidney Herbert]], concerning his bronxe statue of Richard Coeur-de-Lion in Old Palace Yard (Parliament))

Four pages, 12mo, fairly closely-written. "Mon cher ami, | Vous avez profondement [raison?]! Voici ce que j'ai ecrit a Ld H. | " I am most grateful for the great interest you are so kind as to take in the execution of my statue of R.C. de L. I certainly will do every thing I can to make your exertions fruitful. The subscriptions [...] are so highly flattering to me that I would do any sacrifice to perpetuate such a generous instance, so much to their honour and p[raise. [B]ut to answer your question as to a matter of business I will tell you that I think that without any loss of money for me, as the model is already completed, I would execute the statue of R.C. de L. in bronze on a simple granite pedestal for a minimum of £6000, and if you can raise more money I shall be very glad to employ it for the execution of the bas relief and a pedestal well adapted to the style of the statue." | J'ai joint a cela une note [...]" He continues oi French outlining other propositions he has made Lord Herbert ("Changements et additions"), saying he has not put a price of the bas relief, awaiting his friend's input. He will "so vous voulez bien arranger une lettre que je [? a Ld H. revue, corrigée et augmentée. | Tout a vous [...]" Note: The letter to Lord H. quoted here in full [?] does not come up on Googlebooks, presumably unpublished if it survives..; Marochetti sculpted a statue of Lord Herbert, erected 1863;