Millais, John Everett, 1829–1896, Letter to Philip Hermogenes Calderon, 1895 October 6
- Call Number:
- MSS 3
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Millais, John Everett, 1829–1896
- Title(s):
- Letter to Philip Hermogenes Calderon
- Date:
- 1895 October 6
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: John Everett Millais to Philip Hermogenes Calderon
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 12
- 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 from Bowershall, Perth and sent to Calderon at the Royal Academy. Asks Calderon how he is after a holiday. Asks for news. Says he saw Leighton has been in Scotland and that newspapers report his health is improving, but that they are not reliable. Says that he caught salmon yesterday, but fishing has been bad this year. Comments on the changing weather. Notes that he sees little encouragement for "subject picture[s]" currently. Wonders how Richmond will be liked by students.
- Physical Description:
- Autograph letter, signed; written in pen and black ink. 3 pages (1 folded leaf) ; 18 x 23 cm. + envelope.
- 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/2694
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2694?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1