My dear Sir

On receiving your letter which I found on my table awaiting my return from the Continent, I felt sure that the photograph had been lost in the post and so I intended as soon as I could spare time to go down to the Crystal Palace again and see whether another of the same sort could be had.² ⁠⟨⁠3 or 4 words⁠⟩⁠ the likely ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ London ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ could ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ of but in vain & as I had only ⁠⟨⁠seen⁠⟩⁠ the one at the Crystal Palace I felt rather down hearted about the matter. Luckily however my papers had got into such confusion that I determined to set to work and arrange them all. In doing so I came on the missing photograph which I now send. In going through the Glyptothek at Munich³ and the collections of busts in Venice and Florence I have been much struck by the ineq⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ be⁠⟨⁠tween⁠⟩⁠ the two side⁠⟨⁠s⁠⟩⁠ ⁠⟨⁠of the⁠⟩⁠ face in antiqu⁠⟨⁠e⁠⟩⁠ portrait busts. This is not so marked in modern o⁠⟨⁠n⁠⟩⁠es, in⁠⟨⁠de⁠⟩⁠ed it is hardly to be seen in them. It is sometimes observable in antique statues even when not portraits but it is then only slightly marked. One of the most interesting busts that I have seen is that of Hannibal in the Glyptothek in Munich⁴   One side of the face is quite undeveloped all the features being much smaller than in the ⁠⟨⁠o⁠⟩⁠the⁠⟨⁠r⁠⟩⁠ side ⁠⟨⁠2 or 3 words⁠⟩⁠ this was ⁠⟨⁠ca⁠⟩⁠used by paralyse⁠⟨⁠d⁠⟩⁠ ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ childhood ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ which his lav⁠⟨⁠is⁠⟩⁠hness was also in ⁠⟨⁠2 or 3 words⁠⟩⁠ due. Another general whose name I forget but whose portrait bust I saw some years ago in the Walhalla at Regensburg had a similarly unsymmetrical face.⁵

I have been promised two leaves of the Papaw very shortly and as soon as I get the action on meat tried I will let you know.⁶ The plant is still young and my friend is waiting until the leaves grow a little before giving them to me.

I remain my dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | T Lauder Brunton