Departure of Regulus was finished,
When the
the King appointed a time for Mr. West to bring
the
picture
to Buckingham-house.
The
Artist
having carried it there,
His Majesty,
after look-
ing at it some
time,
went
and
brought
in
the
Queen by the hand,
and seated
her
in
3
chair,
Mr. West placed-(in the best situation
which
for
Seeing
the
picture
to
advantage.
While
they
were conversing on the- subject, one of the pages
announced Mr.
Kirby 5
King consulted
and the
Her Majesty in
German
about
the propriety of
admitting him, at
that
IIIOIIIQIHZ.
Mr. West,
by
his residence
Lancaster in
among the German inhabitants of
America, knew enough of the
language to understand what they said,
and the
opinion
of
the
Queen
WES
that
Kirby
might
certainly be
admitted,
but
for
His
Majesty to
take
his
OWI1
pleasure.
The
attendant was
in
consequence
ordered
to show him
ill;
and
West was the more pleased
at
this-
incident,
it
afforded
him
an advantageous opportunity of
becoming personally known to Kirby,_with whom,
on account
of his
excellent
treatise, he had for
desirous to become acquainted-
some time been