Sam & I went down to Dulwich by rail to see the picture Gallery at the College. I was delighted with the beautiful picture of Rembrandt's pretty servant girl . . . but the gems of the collection are the two superb Murillos, the two Spanish peasant boys and the Spanish flower girl.
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham glittered upon the hill in the sunshine like an enormous diamond and seemed to be close to Dulwich.

- Francis Kilvert