Joseph Farington (1747-1821), watercolour artist and socialite of the Royal Academy kept this diary from 1793 until his death, recording almost every single day of those years. An important social document and provides great insight into the artists of the day particularly members of the Royal Academy. This is the complete version Deatails: Vol I: July 1793-December 1794; Vol II: January 1795-August 1796; Vol III: September 1796-December 1798; Vol. IV: January 1799-July 1801; Vol. V: August 1801-March 1803; Vol. VI: April 1803-December 1804; Vol. VII: January 1805-June 1806; Vol. VIII: July 1806-December 1807; Vol. IX: January 1808-June 1809; Vol. X: July 1809-December 1810; Vol. XI: January 1811-June 1812; Vol. XII: July 1812-December 1813; Vol. XIII: January 1814-December 1815; Vol. XIV: January 1816-December 1817; Vol. XV: January 1818-December 1819; Vol. XVI: January 1820-December 1821 - with Index.