Millais, John Everett, 1829–1896, Letter to Philip Hermogenes Calderon, 1895 March 29
- Call Number:
- MSS 3
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Millais, John Everett, 1829–1896
- Title(s):
- Letter to Philip Hermogenes Calderon
- Date:
- 1895 March 29
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: John Everett Millais to Philip Hermogenes Calderon
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 7
- 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:
- Written on black-bordered mourning stationery. Says that Calderon's last letter has been a comfort to him. Millais has promised to take the Chair (of the Academy?) for "our dear friend" (most likely Frederic Leighton, who had had to travel due to serious health problems). Says that he has been quite upset, and shocked over the news of the friend's illness, not having known how serious it was.
- Physical Description:
- Autograph letter, signed; written in pen and black ink. 3 pages (1 folded leaf) ; 18 x 22 cm.
- Genre:
- Correspondence and Letters
- Subject Terms:
- PaintersPainting, British
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Calderon, P. H. (Philip Hermogenes), 1833-1898Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896Millais, Mary Hunt, 1860-1944Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
- 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/2689
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2689?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1