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Dear Mrs Stanford
As there were several measures of the tomb I wanted, in order to make any work in good proportion, I wrote to Mr. Austin and received his kind and prompt reply this P.M. which enables me to communce the sphinxes at once.
In the meantime I have made a small one to govern me in the general porportions and will here enclose a couple of "photographic proofs" that you may see the character of sphinx I propose to make unless you or the Governor have some suggestion to offer.
These pictures should not be examined too critically as the lettle sketch which they are from is only 14 in. long by 7 in high.
Counsequently very little effort has been made with regard to expression and detail work.
Believe me dear madam
Yours very truly
William Couper
Florence Sept 23rd 1890