TALBOT5773

Veranda.
Nov^br 11.
1846

Dear Sir,

I feel most anxious to further the cause of the Talbotype, and therefore accept your offer with respect to all my negatives; considering the patience and trouble which such a number require, the price is not very high, and had not circumstances taken me to the South, I could not have done them at so small a remuneration.

I very much regret that I feel at present compelled to demand any thing for my exertions, which otherwise w^d be amply repaid by your thanks, and the satisfaction I sh^d feel in diffusing the fame of that beautiful art, whose discovery so much honours yourself.

I think and hope that your anticipations about the future sale of copies from the negatives I have furnished you, are quite wrong: a great number of the Foreign ones are remarkably good; and represent the best points of view in the cities where they were taken and will therefore command a constant sale.

The Florence groups ¹ you mention were taken on the spot outside of the “Loggia de’ Lanzi”, and the groups in the background are behind under the Arcade.

I have lately been coloring some of the copies of views which I have taken, and the effect is so wonderfully beautiful that it exceeds my hopes and expectations: a very intimate knowledge of the local colour by the Artist himself is necessary for this operation, which I much desire to shew you, and think you will be much charmed with this extension of the Art.

If possible I shall run up and shew you my specimens as I much wish to see the establishment at Reading. ² Your letter arrived too late on Saturday for me [to? illegible] anything about an Agency here, which I do not doubt to effect; I will try and settle one for you at Cardiff.

I have sent the greater part of the copies you were so good as to forward me as advertisements to friends in various remote parts.

Yours very truly
Calvert R. Jones.

I shall be at Cardiff Castle about a week or 10 days. I trust you will of course allow me my Artists copies of each of my views.