 In their review of the work, "The Times" noted that the quantity of known letters from Reynolds had swollen by almost two-thirds since the last collected edition by Frederick W. Hilles in 1929, but lamented Reynolds uninspired prose style.Records relating to the editing of the book are held at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, Yale University.Edgcumbe was a member of the Reynolds Society and the Johnson Club.