John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1856 October or November
- Call Number:
- MSS 46
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Title(s):
- John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton
- Date:
- 1856 October or November
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Letters from John Ruskin to Ellen Heaton
- Part of Collection:
- Box 1, folder H.42
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, The material passed from Ellen Heaton to her nephew John Heaton, and subsequently to his brother Beresford Heaton, then to Katherine Ogilvy Heaton, and finally to Elizabeth Maud Sackville Robertson. Sold at auction, Christie, Manson & Woods, July 16, 1969 (see catalog entry no. 117).
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Ruskin tells Heaton he hadn't seen her previous letter when he met her in church, as he had been in Slough. Ruskin admits to Heaton that he hadn't told her about a number of Turner works because he thought them overpriced. He describes Turner's Rhine works as "toppers" but says they are too expensive and advises Heaton to buy <title>Alnwick Castle</title> or <title>Aldorough</title>. He describes only the sky of Turner's <title>Folkestone from the Sea</title> as good but praises the sky itself highly. Ruskin declares <title>Alnwick Castle</title> the best of the four but <title>Alborough</title> as having more value for money. Ruskin admits he would like Heaton to acquire as many Turner works as possible as he wants "them to be more in my power". Ruskin says when he visits Heaton he will take "the Dante" under his "charge.". [Date provided by Surtees: October - November 1856]
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet (1 page) : autograph letter signed ; 18 x 12 cm
- Genre:
- Correspondence
- Subject Terms:
- ArtArt appreciationCollectors and collectingConservation and restorationPaintersPaintingPainting, BritishPhotographyRhetoricTurner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Aldborough, SuffolkTurner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Alnwick Castle, NorthumberlandTurner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Folkestone from the Sea
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Heaton, Ellen, 1816-1894Ruskin, John, 1819-1900Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851
- Finding Aid Title:
- John Ruskin Letters to Ellen Heaton
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/5850.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2362716
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2362716?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1