Millais, John Everett, 1829–1896, Letter to Philip Hermogenes Calderon, 1895 August 28
- Call Number:
- MSS 3
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Millais, John Everett, 1829–1896
- Title(s):
- Letter to Philip Hermogenes Calderon
- Date:
- 1895 August 28
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: John Everett Millais to Philip Hermogenes Calderon
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 11
- 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:
- Sent from Bowerswell, Perth to Calderon at Cleveland House, in Kent. Response to Calderon's thanks for grouse sent, says that they were sent "through" him but really from his friend Julius Reiss, with whom Millais shoots "every year." Says he is grieved to hear that Leighton's health does not improve, and that Leighton's restlessness does not bode well for recovery. Writes of Leighton's last public appearance at St. James's Palace, where he did not look well. Advises hoping for the best. Remarks on good shooting, "nearly 400 brace in the week," and says he has moved on to fishing. Says he would send Calderon "a beauty" if he were in town, but that otherwise the "journey beyond would destroy the freshness." Altogether a cheerful and upbeat letter, written in a strong hand.
- Physical Description:
- Autograph letter, signed; written in pen and black ink. 4 pages (1 folded leaf) ; 18 x 23 cm.
- Genre:
- Correspondence and Letters
- Subject Terms:
- PaintersPainting, British
- Subject Period:
- 19th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896
- 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/2693
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2693?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1