John Ruskin letter to John Henry Le Keux, between 1855 and 1856?
- Call Number:
- MSS 37
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Title(s):
- John Ruskin letter to John Henry Le Keux
- Date:
- between 1855 and 1856?
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- volume 1, page 13-14
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The collection is open without restriction.
- 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:
- Ruskin asks Le Keux if the last plate he sent him was done by one of Le Keux's assistants, remarking that "it wants many alterations." He asks Le Keux to stop working on two plates, depicting a windmill [Plate 19, The Picturesque of Windmills, in Modern Painters Vol. IV] and mountain, to focus on "the Claude stems [Possibly Plate 2, Drawing of Tree Stems, or Plate 4, Ramifications According to Claude, in Modern Painters Vol. III] and the one with back of figure cutting rock." Ruskin says he wishes to publish them on January 1 and asks if Le Keux can visit him in person when they are ready so that he can show Le Keux any alterations. In a postscript, Ruskin asks if Le Keux can send another proof of a "long fellow" which he sketches [sketch measures 7.4 x 5.6 cm; appears to be Plate 32, Aiguille Drawing, from Modern Painters IV], stating that it is not needed until after Christmas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 page : autograph letter, signed ; 18 x 11 cm
- Genre:
- Correspondence , Photographs, Albumen prints, and Drawings (visual works)
- Subject Terms:
- EngraversEngravingIllustration of booksRuskin, John, 1819-1900. Modern paintersRuskin, John, 1819-1900. Oxford Museum
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Acland, Henry W. (Henry Wentworth), 1815-1900Le Keux, John Henry, 1812-1896Lorrain, Claude, 1600-1682Ruskin, John, 1819-1900Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851
- Finding Aid Title:
- John Ruskin letters to John Henry Le Keux
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11772.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3449674
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3449674?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1