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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Jones, Calvert Richard Creator Nationality: European; British Creator Role: Artist Creator Dates/Places: 1804 - 1877 Biography: Reverend Calvert Richard Jones, Jr. British, b. Wales, 1804-1877Calvert Jones was part of the circle of Welsh amateur photographers that emerged around John Dillwyn Llewelyn and were strongly influenced by William Henry Fox Talbot. Educated at Oriel College, Oxford, Jones returned to Wales in 1829 after his ordination to serve as rector of Loughor near his native town of Swansea. A man of varied interests, including mathematics, music, and painting, he was introduced to photography by Welsh members of Talbot's family. In 1845, after lessons and practical experience in calotyping with Talbot in Britain, Jones embarked on a trip to Malta and Italy, during which he produced a number of views. On his return, he sent 22 small calotypes and 102 larger ones to Talbot, who sold them on commission. Jones's training in art, especially marine painting, lends his images considerable confidence of composition, tone, and scale. T.W.F. Gender: M Creator Birth Place: Swansea, Wales Creator Death Place: Bath, Avon, England Creator Name-CRT: Rev. Calvert Richard Jones Title: Arch in Farmyard, Swansea Title Type: Primary View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1845 Creation End Date: 1845 Creation Date: 1845 Object Type: Photographs Classification Term: Photography Materials and Techniques: salted paper print from calotype negative, gold-toned Dimensions: Image: 23.2cm x 18.7cm Inscriptions: Written in pencil on verso: "10726-CIWS" AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA ID Number: 1991.40 Credit Line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html Context: Educated as a mathematician, musician, and clergyman, Jones was an accomplished daguerreotypist before he was introduced to the calotype by William Henry Fox Talbot in 1845. Jones's pictures were taken primarily in Wales, England, Ireland, and the Mediterranean and often depicted complex compositions of ruins, landscape, and rustic architecture. To provide a sense of scale and human presence, he almost always included figures in his architectural views (here a lone individual leans against the archway). In this photograph Jones also alluded to the inevitable passage of time by contrasting the monumental arch in the foreground with the ruined arch in the distance. AMICA ID: CMA_.1991.40 AMICA Library Year: 1998 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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