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1912, Perceval Landon praises Tweed for his Clive statue

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In a letter written by Perceval Landon from 83 Charlwood Street, S.W. [London] to his friend John Tweed, Landon said:
"My dear Tweed,
I cannot thank you properly for that splendid figure. He dominates the room and is so much more than merely Clive. It is the likeness of all the strong men in that small first class of Englishmen; and there is not a shadow on his face or a wrinkle on a boot that I would alter.
He comes like a [...] of vitality and strength into the quietism of the Buddha, and at this moment is hooking an eye on me that is going to make me do much more work than I want to. How the man stands in his boots! Tweed, I thank you with all my heart.
One day you must block out the head of Shakespeare in his later years getting a little fat and bloated, undistinguished of geature and a trifle coarse of texture - and out of [...] a face the eyes that saw an [sic.] life and saw it steadily and sanely. I am leaving London again today. Back on 4th when I hope to see you. P.L."
The letter is dated September 25th, there is no year; it is difficult to be sure which year this is, since the principal bronze statue of Clive was unveiled in August 1912, but there was also a copy in marble made to be sent to Calcutta, and another, in smaller size, to be displayed in the Royal Academy (later moved to the Tate). Thus, the year is ascribed, and may be incorrect.
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Landon, Perceval
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25 September 1912
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Landon to Tweed, Box 13, Tweed Archive, Reading Museum Store, REDMG: 1998.3.3603

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Statue of Robert Clive, Westminster