TALBOT8998

Llandaff
Monday July 24^th

My dear Father

Thank you for your letter received this morning. I had bought a Bristol Paper at Bath on Saturday and so learned the result of the election. I see from the Building here that great destruction of Christian art has been and is going on at Rome. There being a rage for Palladianism. ¹ It is a pity the mosaics and things cannot be purchased for our Museums instead of being destroyed. The Arundel Society ² have done a great deal of good in publishing drawings of these works. And some day I think I shall get some of their publications. M M^r Pritchard ³ has just returned. I h Will you let me know when you have M^r Waldron’s ⁴ answer?

Love to all

Your affect son
Charles.

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H Fox Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham