Millais, John Everett, 1829–1896, Letter to Philip Hermogenes Calderon, 1891 October 21
- Call Number:
- MSS 3
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Millais, John Everett, 1829–1896
- Title(s):
- Letter to Philip Hermogenes Calderon
- Date:
- 1891 October 21
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: John Everett Millais to Philip Hermogenes Calderon
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 5
- Provenance:
- Acquired October 2008, Paul Mellon Fund.
- 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:
- Sent from Bowershall, Perth. Expresses sorrow at "Eaton's wife['s] suffering..." Discusses shooting during the week, not being able to commence a landscape painting due to early frost. Sees snow on mountains, predicts an early winter. Says that he feels the world needs no more paintings, referring to them as "'smeared things,' as Rudyard Kipling calls them," but imagines he will leave this thought behind once he starts a new painting. Has seen Woolner, smoked cigars with him, discussing Tennyson and candidates for the next poet laureate. Remarks that at one time he knew Tennyson well, but sees little of him now, possibly not at all since he painted Tennyson's portrait (Millais is confident that this is the best portrait of Tennyson). Comments on Tennyson's being surrounded by such adoration that it was hard to approach him. Recalls staying at Farringford, Tennyson's home, and having Tennyson proudly take him to see his sleeping children. Comments on Tennyson's heavy smoking at the time, filling pipes as soon as they were out. Talks of sending some game to friends.
- Physical Description:
- Autograph letter, signed; written in pen and black ink. 4 pages (1 folded leaf) ; 18 x 23 cm.
- Genre:
- Correspondence and Letters
- Subject Terms:
- PaintersPainting, British
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892
- Finding Aid Title:
- Philip Hermogenes Calderon correspondence from John Everett Millais and Frederic Leighton
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/17.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2687
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2687?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1