Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, John Ruskin letter to Thomas Richmond, 1856 or 1857?
- Call Number:
- MSS 46
- Creator:
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
- Title(s):
- John Ruskin letter to Thomas Richmond
- Date:
- 1856 or 1857?
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Miscellaneous
- Part of Collection:
- Box 1, folder add.3
- 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:
- "I shall be delighted to look at the Mont Blancs, for my own personal pleasure no less than for all other reasons, but you don't tell me the name of the artist, nor when I can see them. I am coming to see you very soon bringing Miss Heaton's glorious drawing with me -- Aldbourough. I hope you will enjoy it -- when you can look at it constantly and easily. Love to you all. I am sincerely sorry to hear of your continued illness."
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet (1 page) : autograph letter signed ; 18 x 12 cm
- Genre:
- Correspondence
- Subject Terms:
- ArtArt appreciationCollectors and collectingConservation and restorationPaintersPaintingPainting, BritishPhotographyRhetoric
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Heaton, Ellen, 1816-1894Richmond, Thomas, 1802-1874Ruskin, John, 1819-1900Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851
- Finding Aid Title:
- John Ruskin Letters to Ellen Heaton
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2362765
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2362765?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1