(Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont, 1860-1923, M.P., from 1907 2nd Baron & from 1911 1st Viscount, Lord in Waiting, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard)
2 Autograph Letter Signed to the artist William A. Menzies ,
accepting his offer to copy the portrait of my Grandfather [Thomas, 1792-1848] by Lawrence at a cost of £35, he will go down to Eton to see the original, Dr Warre is resigning the Provostship & probably by August will be leaving the Provost's Lodge, and sending his cheque, I shd just like to say again that... the picture is very satisfactory, together 3 sides 8vo., Bretton Park, Wakefield and 144 Piccadilly, 27th May 1918 and 3rd June