Ruskin, John, 1819–1900, John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1859 June 2
- 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:
- 1859 June 2
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Letters from John Ruskin to Ellen Heaton
- Part of Collection:
- Box 1, folder H.80
- 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 tells Heaton to go to Griffiths at Norwood and look at the "body colour drawings" in his collection. Ruskin says he had not exchanged Heaton's drawings, believing better drawing to be in Griffith's collection. Ruskin suggests she wait a while before buying anything as Griffith has been raising his prices. Ruskin tells her not to worry if she does not receive this letter while still in London as the drawings will not sell quickly due to a "depression in the Turner market." Ruskin thanks Heaton for "the ultramarine" and for her help. Ruskin says that he has visited Rome, travelling via Brussels, not Paris. Ruskin admits he is only writing in order to try to catch Heaton in London but that, generally, he has given up writing letters.
- Physical Description:
- 1 folded sheet (3 pages) : autograph letter signed ; 21 x 26 cm; 21 x 14 cm
- Genre:
- Correspondence
- Subject Terms:
- ArtArt appreciationCollectors and collectingConservation and restorationPaintersPaintingPainting, BritishPhotographyRhetoric
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Griffith, Thomas, active 1831-1869Heaton, Ellen, 1816-1894Ruskin, 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/2362752
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2362752?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1