Ruskin, John, 1819–1900, John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1858 November
- Call Number:
- MSS 46
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
- Title(s):
- John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton
- Date:
- 1858 November
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Letters from John Ruskin to Ellen Heaton
- Part of Collection:
- Box 1, folder H.78
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, The material passed from Ellen Heaton to her nephew John Heaton, and subsequently to his brother Beresford Heaton, then to Katherine Ogilvy Heaton, and finally to Elizabeth Maud Sackville Robertson. Sold at auction, Christie, Manson & Woods, July 16, 1969 (see catalog entry no. 117).
- 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:
- Ruskin says he had hoped to come into town but couldn't manage it. Ruskin says he can't believe that Heaton has returned home and is preparing to travel again in the time since they last met. Ruskin expresses his envy that Heaton was able to see the Brownings, remarking that he had sent a letter to Elizabeth Barrett Browning a month ago but that he has no time to write letters at the moment. He asks Heaton to send his love to the Brownings and to tell them that he will write to them soon, asking Heaton to send him a letter when she sees them to tell them how they are. Ruskin asks Heaton if he can take charge of her Turners. Ruskin says the last volume of <title>Modern Painters</title> is taking shape and that he is contemplating writing an essay on how to distinguish good poetry from bad and muses that Robert Browning might have some ideas that would be useful on the matter. Ruskin gives his best wishes for Heaton's journey and tells her that he has been reading some of her writing lately. He says he has not seen the Richmonds since he has been home and asks Heaton to pass on his love to them. [Date provided by Surtees: November 1858]
- Physical Description:
- 1 folded sheet (3 pages) : autograph letter signed ; 18 x 23 cm, folded to 18 x 12 cm
- Genre:
- Correspondence
- Subject Terms:
- ArtArt appreciationCollectors and collectingConservation and restorationPaintersPaintingPainting, BritishPhotographyRhetoric
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861Heaton, Ellen, 1816-1894Richmond, Thomas, 1802-1874Ruskin, John, 1819-1900Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851
- Finding Aid Title:
- John Ruskin Letters to Ellen Heaton
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/5850.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2362751
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2362751?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1