'This drawing was made on Monday May 20th 1799 at the room of Robert Ker Porter of No. 16 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, in the very painting room, that formerly was Sir Josuah (sic) Reynolds's, and since has been Dr Samuel Johnson's; and for the first time on the above day convened a small and select society of Young Painters under the title (as I give it) of the Brothers ; met for the purpose of establishing by practice a school of Historic Landscape, the subjects being designs from poetick passages; Ls. Francia. The Society consists of Worthington, J. C. Denham, Treasr., Rt. Kr. Porter, Ts. Girtin, Ts. Underwood, Ge. Samuel, & Ls Francia Secrety.' (Inscribed on reverse. See 'The Connoisseur' LXIII, 189.)