Curzon St
May 7 1843
My dear Talbot,
I wish you wd be so good as to tell me whether there is any particular Photographer or Daguerreotypiste, <1> or whatever may be the proper name for such artists, – whom you wd specially recommend for portraits? We are anxious to have as good a Copy as possible of a youngster of ours whom we are just sending to Lea; and it occurs to me that with your Great knowledge upon the subject you may possibly know something also of those who practice the art, & of their merits. The thing seems to be well executed at a shop at the corner of Parliament Street, & Bridge Street, (I forget the name) to an ordinary eye. – If you can give me any advice in the matter I shd thank you very much.
Believe me, Yrs very truly
Jn Stewart Wortley
H. Fox Talbot Esqre
Notes:
1. Confusion between WHFT's and his rival Daguerre's processes still reigned. By later in the 1840s, photographers were generally considered to be those who worked on paper and Daguerreotypists a separate entity.