Ruskin, John, 1819–1900, John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1857 late February
- Call Number:
- MSS 46
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
- Title(s):
- John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton
- Date:
- 1857 late February
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Letters from John Ruskin to Ellen Heaton
- Part of Collection:
- Box 1, folder H.68
- 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 has received the money for the drawings and expresses his regret that he cannot send them straight away, assuring Heaton that they will not be sold to anyone else. Ruskin says that the Turner sketches may be sent back to her if "the whole course of negotiation between Mr Griffith & his French employer" becomes apparent. However, Ruskin is unsure "what is likely to come of them" because he does not know to whom they previously belonged. Ruskin says he expects Heaton's <title>Calais</title> to arrive that day. In a postscript, Ruskin admits that the "scruple" [presumably between Griffith and his employer] was originated by Ruskin's father and appeals to Heaton, saying: "[Ruskin] would not have acted by [Heaton] in this ungenerous way unless [he] was forced." [Date provided by Surtees: Latter half of February 1857]
- Physical Description:
- 1 folded sheet (4 pages) : autograph letter signed ; 18 x 23 cm, folded to 18 x 12 cm
- Genre:
- Correspondence
- Subject Terms:
- ArtArt appreciationCollectors and collectingConservation and restorationPaintersPaintingPainting, BritishPhotographyRhetoricTurner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Aldborough, Suffolk
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Griffith, Thomas, active 1831-1869Heaton, 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/2362741
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2362741?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1