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Call Number:
MSS 5
Holdings:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Creator:
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
Title(s):
Letter to Thomas Goff Lupton
Date:
1855 October 6
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series I: Dated letters
Part of Collection:
1, folder 10
Provenance:
Paul Mellon Collection.
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright Undetermined

The 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:
Letter addressed to Lupton at "Bouchetts, Wisborough, Sussex." Ruskin writes that he is "delighted by the contents of your note." He comments that he "can't think what Boys is about," and that a drawing is ready. He says that he will send it to Keppel Street (Lupton's home address) when he gets the etching.
Physical Description:
1 p. (1 folded leaf) ; 18 x 23 cm. + envelope. Written in pen and black ink. Previously housed with ALS dated 15 October 1855 (Box 1, Folder 12).
Genre:
Correspondence and Letters
Subject Terms:
Artists
Engravers
Engraving
Etchers
Etching
Illustration of books
Mezzotint engraving
Subject Period:
19th century
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
Gambart, Ernest, 1814-1902
Haydon, Benjamin Robert, 1786-1846
Lupton, Nevil Oliver, ca. 1830-1915
Lupton, Thomas Goff, 1791-1873
Lupton, Thomas, 1821-1910
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
Turner, 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/3195
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3195?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1