his later years Jones felt increasingly himself drawn back to Wales, especially his beloved Pencerrig. He inherited the estate in 1787, on the death of his brother Major John Jones without issue. With his new-found financial security Thomas Jones finally married Maria Moncke on 16 September 1789 (though his devout mother also influenced the decision). The wedding was held at St Pancras Church in London. Jones took an active interest in his estate, using his sketchbook to record new agricultural developments. In 1791, he even wrote a poem entitled "Petraeia" about his love for Pencerrig. (Cerrig, meaning 'stone' in Welsh, translates into Greek as petra.) 1791 was also the year when he became High Sheriff of Radnorshire. Thomas Jones died in 1803; the cause of death was angina pectoris. He was buried at the family chapel at Caebach, Llandrindod Wells. Likenesses Giuseppe Marchi (c. 1735–1808), Portrait of Thomas Jones, 1768. Francesco Renaldi (1755–fl. 1798) Portrait of Thomas Jones and his Family, 1797. References Further reading Richard Veasey, Thomas Jones Pencerrig – Artist, Traveller, Country Squire, y Lolfa, (2017) A. Sumner, G. Smith (ed.), Thomas Jones (1742–1803) An Artist Rediscovered [exhibition catalogue, National Museum Cardiff] (2003) F. W. Hawcroft, Travels in Italy 1776–1783 based on the Memoirs of Thomas Jones [exhibition catalogue, University of Manchester Whitworth Art Gallery] (1988) J. Gere, "Thomas Jones An Eighteenth-Century Conundrum", in Apollo (1970 June) Thomas Jones, "Memoirs of Thomas Jones, Penkerrig, Radnorshire, 1803", ed. P. Oppe, in The Thirty-Second Volume of the Walpole Society; 1946–8. External links Website of Thomas Jones exhibition at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth (2003). Scans and transcripts of the National Library's holdings related to Jones, including his sketchbook and the Memoirs. (Retrieved 14 September 2007.) Entry for Thomas Jones on Welsh Biography Online Paintings by Thomas Jones in the National Gallery, London, including several of his open-air oil sketches from Italy Thomas Jones at WikiGallery.org 1742 births 1803 deaths People from Radnorshire People educated at Christ College, Brecon 18th-century Welsh painters 18th-century Welsh male artists Welsh male painters 19th-century Welsh painters 19th-century Welsh male artists Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford High Sheriffs of Radnorshire Welsh memoirists Welsh expatriates in Italy