Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1857 May or June
- Call Number:
- MSS 46
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
- Title(s):
- John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton
- Date:
- 1857 May or June
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Letters from John Ruskin to Ellen Heaton
- Part of Collection:
- Box 1, folder H.75
- 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:
- The 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 that White has agreed to exchange Heaton's vignette, with an additional 10 guineas, for Turner's vignette of <title>Rhymer's Glen</title>, or Heaton's vignette, plus an additional 40 guineas, for Turner's <title>Dryburgh Abbey</title> vignette. Ruskin advises to only give an additional 20 guineas if she takes the <title>Dryburgh</title>. Ruskin states that the <title>Rhymer's Glen</title> is exquisite and likely to always have high value but that he is less sure about the <title>Dryburgh</title> as he "suspect[s] the colours a little". Ruskin ends by saying that if she doesn't like the exchange she should wait for a better one but to let White know whether she will accept the offer by the next Monday. [Date provided by Surtees: May or June 1857]
- Physical Description:
- 1 folded sheet (2 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. Dryburgh AbbeyTurner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Rhymer's Glen
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Heaton, Ellen, 1816-1894Ruskin, John, 1819-1900Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851White, David Thomas
- 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/2362748
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2362748?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1