Ruskin, John, 1819–1900, Letter to Thomas Goff Lupton, [circa 1851-1860]
- Call Number:
- MSS 5
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
- Title(s):
- Letter to Thomas Goff Lupton
- Date:
- [circa 1851-1860]
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series II: Undated letters
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 56
- Provenance:
- Paul Mellon Collection.
- 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:
- This letter is addressed to Thomas Lupton's son Nevil, who may possibly have helped Lupton with some portion of his work for Ruskin. Ruskin writes asking for a ground to be laid on a plate, "left for directions by your father." He says that he would like the plate ready as soon as possible, as he will be in Keppel Street the next day and will bring his tools.
- Physical Description:
- 1 p. (1 leaf) ; 18 x 23 cm. + envelope. Written in pen and black ink. Housed with other ALS ca. 1851-60, which describes Ruskin's "horror" at delays in work with preparing plates "Crest of La Cote" and "Crests of La Cote and Taconay."
- Genre:
- Correspondence and Letters
- Subject Terms:
- ArtistsEngraversEngravingEtchersEtchingIllustration of booksMezzotint engraving
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874Gambart, Ernest, 1814-1902Haydon, Benjamin Robert, 1786-1846Lupton, Nevil Oliver, ca. 1830-1915Lupton, Thomas Goff, 1791-1873Lupton, Thomas, 1821-1910Ruskin, John, 1819-1900Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851
- Finding Aid Title:
- John Ruskin: Letters to Thomas Goff Lupton
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/22.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3244
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3244?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1