on England and embargo, 39
    on Dr. Lettsom, 40
    on English dining hour, 40
    on a ghost, 41
    West’s interest in, 42, 44, 47, 62, 73, 85, 102, 103, 114, 179, 199
    anecdote of West and George III., 42, 43
    preparation to enter Royal Academy, 43, 46, 55
    on West as artist and man, 44, 63, 68, 69, 102
    on female artists, 45
    on attitude toward art in England and America, 46, 122, 123
    on Copley in old age, 47
    on Elgin Marbles, 47, 2, 124
    on cries of London, 1, 48
    on custom of knocking, 48
    on balloon ascension and London crowd, 49
    on Vauxhall Gardens, 50-52
    on St. Bartholomew’s Fair, 52-64
    economy, expenses, debts, 54, 70, 103, 108, 149, 158-163, 171
    Allston’s interest and criticism, 55, 56, 74, 75, 83, 85, 104, 114,
      130, 162, 197-199
    work, 56, 62, 75
    on conditions in England (1811-12), 56, 57, 63, 70, 71
    unfederalistic views on War of 1812, 58, 64, 67, 70, 76, 81, 82, 84,
      87-93, 109, 110, 114-116, 122, 140, 141, 152, 153, 165, 166, 181
    not molested during the war, 58, 86
    and Leslie, 59, 62, 65, 74
    family interest in progress, 61, 62
    commendations and criticisms, 64, 101, 120, 167
    on assassination of Perceval, 71, 72
    on difficulties and toil of painting, 73, 178
    and Van Rensselaer, 73, 245
    on life as student, 75
    on charivari, 78
    Marius in Prison, 82
    devotion to art, ambition, 85, 133, 161, 164. 177
    Dying Hercules, sculpture and painting, exhibition and awards, 85, 86,
      102-107, 119, 134, 185, 437, 2, 188
    rooms at London, 1, 86
    and Wilberforce, 89, 94
    on American attitude toward French (1812), 90, 91
    on Orders in Council, 91, 92
    on retreat from Moscow, 93
    on Gilbert Stuart, 93
    letters of introduction, 93
    London friends, 95
    and Coleridge, 95, 96
    on contemporary American artists (1813), 102, 103
    on Allston as artist and man, 102, 105, 108
    and study at Paris, 114, 134, 149, 152-154, 167, 174
    funds for longer stay abroad, 116, 142
    at Bristol as portrait painter, lack of success, 119, 121, 149, 153,
      163, 164. 169-171
    question of self-support and further study, 122, 123, 128, 129,
      131-134, 155, 157
    efforts for release of Burritt (1813), 124-127
    and overthrow of Napoleon, 127, 128
    seeks a patron, 134, 142, 155
    and London’s celebration of overthrow of Napoleon, 136-140, 142-147
    and death of Mrs. Allston, 168
    on Napoleon’s return and Waterloo, 172, 183
    prepares for temporary return home, 176, 176, 186
    hope for employment in America, 176
    Judgment of Jupiter, not allowed to compete by Royal Academy, 178,
      179, 196, 199, 215
    Russell portrait, 180