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Call Number:
MSS 3
Creator:
Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896
Title(s):
Letter to Philip Hermogenes Calderon
Date:
1895 April 6
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series I: John Everett Millais to Philip Hermogenes Calderon
Part of Collection:
1, folder 8
Provenance:
Acquired October 2008, Paul Mellon Fund.
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright Undetermined

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:
Written on black-bordered mourning stationery. Millais says that he has been in great distress since he last saw Calderon, given that he has been to a specialist and received bad news about his voice. Fears he will not be able to take the Chair position for Leighton because his voice might give out entirely. Directs Calderon (underlines the message) not to bother the President with this news, but says that he hopes some other member of the Royal Academy can be "held in reserve." Has a doctor's appointment the following week, describes his treatment at home. Says he has lost sleep about the situation.
Physical Description:
Autograph letter, signed; written in pen and black ink. 4 pages (1 folded leaf) ; 18 x 22 cm.
Genre:
Correspondence and Letters
Subject Terms:
Painters
Painting, British
Subject Period:
19th century
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Calderon, P. H. (Philip Hermogenes), 1833-1898
Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896
Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896
Millais, Mary Hunt, 1860-1944
Royal 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/2690
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2690?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1