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John Ruskin: Letters to Thomas Goff Lupton, 1845-1873
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This collection comprises letters sent by John Ruskin to Thomas Goff Lupton (or his family) from 1850 to 1873. It also includes one ALS to Lupton from Benjamin Haydon, sent in 1845.
Letter to Thomas Lupton, Jr., 1873 May 26 Box 1, Folder 51
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Letter is addressed from Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire. Ruskin had purchased Brantwood in 1871 and made it one of his primary residences in 1872. This letter is written in a hand that does not appear to be Ruskin's, indicating that he was somehow unable to write it himself and likely dictated it to another person. The message is one of condolence, addressed to Thomas Lupton's son, offering sympathy upon news of Lupton's death. Ruskin expresses deep sorrow, praising Lupton's knowledge and remarking that he had "no more esteemed--and scarcely a more regarded, friend" than Lupton. Ruskin closes by saying that he knows he cannot offer any way to alleviate the family's sadness.
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Letter to Thomas Goff Lupton, 1871 January 5 Box 1, Folder 46
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Sent from Ruskin's home, Denmark Hill, to Lupton at Russell Square. A warm letter in which Ruskin addresses Lupton as his "dear old friend," and thanks him for a previous letter. Ruskin writes that he will come see Lupton soon, and refers to items presumably sent with the letter as "some things to show you what I'm about..."
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John Ruskin Letters to Ellen Heaton, 1850-1864, bulk 1855-1864
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The collection comprises letters from John Ruskin to Ellen Heaton, written from 1855 to 1864.
John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1864 May 1-1864 May 1 Box 1, Folder H.119
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"I carried off the Dream (Rossetti's Dante's Dream) from Chelsea only two day's before my father's death; so that my promise to Rossetti to photograph it was ... roughly hindered -- I shall be glad that you undertake it -- as I was afraid to take it out of the frame -- you shall have it in a week -- and never let it out of your power more" (Ruskin's father died 3 March 1864 and this letter has a mourning border.) Ruskin goes on to thank Heaton for her offer of Turner's Cestius but admits that he cannot make use of it at the moment - he will ask her for it if he would like it in the future. [Date provided by Surtees: c. May 1st 1864]
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John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1862 November-1862 November Box 1, Folder H.112
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Ruskin tells Heaton that he's feeling better but still unable to talk to anyone. He tells Heaton he has her Hughes work (That was a Piedmontese) and praises the work as "exquisitely beautiful in the face of the woman." Ruskin vows to never criticize work by a living man but goes on to say that Hughes has not been true to Elizabeth Barret Browning's poem A Court Lady by failing to make the subject's dress grand enough. Ruskin admonishes Heaton for being "absurd to think [she] knew better about literature or anything else than Rossetti." Ruskin says he will "relieve" Heaton of her Jones work and suggests that he will buy her a "pretty" picture of Jones's which the artist produced to raise money for "Manchester starving people." Ruskin enquires whether Turner's Ehrenbreitstein is at the home of Thomas Richmond and admits he has "a plan about it -- can't tell [Heaton] to day.". [Date provided by Surtees: Probably latter half of November 1862]
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John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1862 May-1862 May Box 1, Folder H.110
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Ruskin says he "has nothing to say for [himself] so [he] won't say it." Ruskin tells Heaton that prior to receiving her letter saying she did not like Edward Burne-Jones's work, Ruskin had asked the artist for some works for her, including a piece for twenty guineas. Ruskin states that Jones will not give him any of the works if he thinks the recipient doesn't really want them but that he "depends" upon the sale and so Ruskin asks if Heaton could take one for the time being. Ruskin says that Jones is only likely to show his works to close friends so Ruskin had to choose a work on Heaton's behalf but promises to "clear [Heaton] of the picture in due time.". [Date provided by Surtees: First part of May 1862]
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General Collection manuscript miscellany, 1600-2009
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Single manuscripts and small groups of manuscripts, including literary manuscripts, letters, and other documents. Materials are grouped under headings by author or corporate name.
Letters : to Lily Armstrong, 1864-1877, n.d. Box GROUP 3193, Folder F-1
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Fourteen ALS, with three envelopes, to Lily Armstrong, on various matters, and one ALS to Sergeant Armstrong.
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John Ruskin letters to John Henry Le Keux, 1854-1860
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This collection comprises 53 items, including 42 letters from John Ruskin to John Henry Le Keux, 1 letter from John James Ruskin to John Henry Le Keux, 7 stand-alone sketches related to Le Keux's engraving work for Ruskin, annotated printed proofs made by Le Keux for Ruskin and 1 letter from Henry W. Acland to John Ruskin which pertains to Le Keux's work on the frontispiece for Acland and Ruskin's The Oxford Museum. While the majority of the items are undated, the letters appear to have been authored between 1854 and 1860, with dated items ranging from 1855 to 1860. The items primarily pertain to Le Keux's engraving work for illustrations for Volumes 3-4 of Modern Painters and for The Oxford Museum
John Ruskin letters to John Henry Le Keux, 1854-1860 0.5 Linear Feet
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- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
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This collection comprises 53 items, including 42 letters from John Ruskin to John Henry Le Keux, 1 letter from John James Ruskin to John Henry Le Keux, 7 stand-alone sketches related to Le Keux's engraving work for Ruskin, annotated printed proofs made by Le Keux for Ruskin and 1 letter from Henry W. Acland to John Ruskin which pertains to Le Keux's work on the frontispiece for Acland and Ruskin's The Oxford Museum. While the majority of the items are undated, the letters appear to have been authored between 1854 and 1860, with dated items ranging from 1855 to 1860. The items primarily pertain to Le Keux's engraving work for illustrations for Volumes 3-4 of Modern Painters and for The Oxford Museum
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John Ruskin collection, 1826-1949, bulk 1840-1885
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The John Ruskin Collection contains correspondence, writings, artwork, and other material relating to the life and career of the Victorian author and art critic John Ruskin. Major correspondents include his parents, John James Ruskin and Margaret Cox Ruskin; George Allen; Edward Clayton; William Graham; Henry Jowett; Robert C. Leslie; Frederic Maynard; Susanna Miller; Sir John Naesmyth and Lady Naesmyth; Edward B. Nicholson; William Roscoe Osler; Harriette Rigbye; and Mrs. Arthur Stannard (who published as John Strange Winter). Writings include notebooks of Ruskin's juvenilia and other poems by Ruskin; autograph manuscripts of "The Mysteries of Life and its Arts" and several of his lectures; the manuscript of his autobiography, "Praeterita;" and corrected page proofs of chapters fromModern Painters and page and galley proofs of Sesame and Lilies. Artwork includes fourteen watercolors and pen and ink sketches by Ruskin. The collection also contains photographs of Ruskin; notes taken by Alexander H. M. Wedderburn at Ruskin's 1874 lectures in Oxford; and a leather postbag stamped with Ruskin's name and address.
John Ruskin collection, 1826-1949, bulk 1840-1885 19.52 Linear Feet
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- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
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The John Ruskin Collection contains correspondence, writings, artwork, and other material relating to the life and career of the Victorian author and art critic John Ruskin. Major correspondents include his parents, John James Ruskin and Margaret Cox Ruskin; George Allen; Edward Clayton; William Graham; Henry Jowett; Robert C. Leslie; Frederic Maynard; Susanna Miller; Sir John Naesmyth and Lady Naesmyth; Edward B. Nicholson; William Roscoe Osler; Harriette Rigbye; and Mrs. Arthur Stannard (who published as John Strange Winter). Writings include notebooks of Ruskin's juvenilia and other poems by Ruskin; autograph manuscripts of "The Mysteries of Life and its Arts" and several of his lectures; the manuscript of his autobiography, "Praeterita;" and corrected page proofs of chapters fromModern Painters and page and galley proofs of Sesame and Lilies. Artwork includes fourteen watercolors and pen and ink sketches by Ruskin. The collection also contains photographs of Ruskin; notes taken by Alexander H. M. Wedderburn at Ruskin's 1874 lectures in Oxford; and a leather postbag stamped with Ruskin's name and address.
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