Rothwell, Richard, 1800–1868, Richard Rothwell letter to Richard Redgrave, 1854 October 7
- Call Number:
- MSS 22
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Rothwell, Richard, 1800–1868
- Title(s):
- Richard Rothwell letter to Richard Redgrave
- Date:
- 1854 October 7
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- Box 2, folder 102
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, 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:
- Rothwell writes to Redgrave about two casts in his possession, which he thinks would be perfect for the schools. Rothwell mentions the poor treatment of his painting "The Step[?] Mothers" by the "Society of Arts." Rothwell writes, "I know my own art well. I know it may have its weakness but at the same time I know that some of my finest works have not been equaled [...] My aim has been to paint with the truest colour some of which is not behind Rubens (this is bold but I can prove it)." He continues, "I shall escape this humiliation by a country life and I may do more service to the artists of this country by my example and my letters than if I were like my late lamented friend to cut my throat." In a postscript on the fourth page and onto the first, Rothwell discusses the uncertain value of the two casts. He writes, "I suppose they will bring[?] 5 or Six £."
- Additional Notes:
- Addressed from: 27 Charlotte Street, Portland Place
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet (4 pages) : autograph letter, signed ; 17.5 x 22 cm folded to 17.5 x 11 cm
- Genre:
- Correspondence
- Subject Terms:
- ArtistsEtchersPaintersPaintingWomen painters
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Boughton, George Henry, 1834-1905Chalon, Alfred Edward, 1780-1860Cockerell, C. R. (Charles Robert), 1788-1863Cooke, Edward William, 1811-1880Cope, Charles West, 1811-1890Eastlake, Charles Lock, Sir, 1793-1865Etching Club (London, England)Exposition universelle de Paris en 1855Faed, Thomas, 1825-1900Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909Gilbert, John, 1817-1897Goodall, Edward A.Haden, Francis Seymour, 1818-1910Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, 1834-1894Holl, Francis, 1815-1884Horsley, John Callcott, 1817-1903Hunt, William Holman, 1827-1910Inchbold, John William, 1830-1888Knight, John Prescott, 1803-1881Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896Lewis, Charles George, 1808-1880Linnell, WilliamMaclise, Daniel, 1806-1870Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896O'Neill, Henry, 1798-1880Poynter, Edward John, 1836-1919Redgrave, Richard, 1804-1888Richmond, George, 1809-1896Roberts, David, 1796-1864Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890Smirke, Sydney, 1798-1877Stanfield, George ClarksonStreet, George Edmund, 1824-1881Tayler, Frederick, 1802-1889Waterhouse, Alfred, 1830-1905Westmacott, Richard, 1799-1872
- Finding Aid Title:
- Letters to Richard Redgrave
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11762.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3450158
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3450158?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1