TALBOT6028

Frankfort
23 Oct

Dear Henry

Caroline ¹ was fortunately not gone or I should not have known where to find her. I gave her your letter – she has taken my advice & will pause to make enquiries ² at Constance ³ – & take the road then to be recommended by the best authorities – Having seen the Via Mala ⁴ she does not mind going around.

She staid two days & if she had said so at once I could have done something to amuse her.

I gave her commissions for Sicily where she will have time to do a great deal & I hope will draw. She saw a few of the photographies you would not see & found them very good.

Is Abies Menzierii become common in England – there is a great deal of it here.

We were lucky enough to get into the studio of Veit ⁵ – & saw his picture & sketches for the K. of Prussia ⁶ – fancy the King’s own desire, to be painted on his throne talking to the Queen & surrounded by aid de camps & the court & Jews in the distance awaiting the day of judgment the Angels & celestial glories for which are seen descending in the sky –

I hope to be at home this winter & the sooner the better but I cannot extract an answer from the F.O. ⁷

Y^r aff^e
W F S

Have you seen Nineveh? ⁸