Defeated in New York, the delegates of the new American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society triumphed over their victors in London.

But their achievements in the World's Convention, in this regard, was not of a sort to entitle them to point with any special pride in after years; and, as a matter of fact, not one of them would have probably cared to have their success alluded to in any sketch of their lives for the perusal of posterity.
Garrison and his associates were the recipients of the most cordial and flattering attention from the English Abolitionists.

He was quite lionized, in fact, at breakfasts, fetes, and soirees.

The Duchess of Sunderland paid him marked attention and desired his portrait, which was done for Her Grace by the celebrated artist, Benjamin Robert Haydon, who executed besides a large painting of the convention, in which he grouped the most distinguished members with reference to the seats actually occupied by them during its sessions.

Of course to leave Garrison out of such a picture would almost seem like the play of "Hamlet" with _Hamlet_ omitted, a blunder which the artist was by no means disposed to make.
Garrison was accordingly invited to sit to him for his portrait.