Brown, Ford Madox, 1821-1893
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1821-04-16 - 1893-10-06
Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893), British painter
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti letter to Ellen Heaton, 1856 November 28?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 56.52
Call Number: MSS 47
Scope and Contents:
Rossetti tells Heaton that the subjects he is working on for inclusion in a new work by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, are The Palace of Art, Sir Galahad, The Lady of Shalott, Mariana in the South and possibly the Vision of Sin. He describes the drawing of the Palace of Art as being inspired by Tennyson's lines about St. Cecily and says it was...
Dates:
1856 November 28?
Edward Burne-Jones letter to Cormell Price, 1861 June 28
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Call Number: MSS 45
Scope and Contents:
Burne-Jones says he has been a "villain" in his lack of correspondence with Price and says that the rest of the day will be given over to writing him letters, remarking that although the letter will only take half an hour to write, "the exertion will completely do for [him]." He asks if Price is "lonely out there" and says he has encouraged William Morris to write to him and will try to get "everyone" to do the same. He says they will all be so glad when Price comes back. ...
Dates:
1861 June 28
Edward Burne-Jones letter to Cormell Price, 1862 February 23
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Call Number: MSS 45
Scope and Contents:
Burne-Jones thanks Price for his last letter, commenting that it has been passed around and shared with "all who want [Price] back." He pleads with Price to move back to Britain, offering Price a room in his home until he can find something permanent. He tells Price his family are spending three months in Venice from May and that Price could have their home in London to himself. Burne-Jones tells Price that Elizabeth Siddall has died and that Rossetti is "smashed for the time." He...
Dates:
1862 February 23
John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1856 late November
Item — Box: 1, Folder: H.49
Call Number: MSS 46
Scope and Contents:
Ruskin advises Heaton on the preservation of her recently acquired Turner pieces, stating that the Walls of Rome and St Angelo can be displayed, provided they are "securely pasted in at the back." He says that he would not expose the Parnassus at all, for fear of damage by gas. He tells Heaton that candlelight would not damage the works. Turner praises Elizabeth Barrett Browning's ...
Dates:
1856 late November
Letter : London, to Arthur Symons, 1890 Oct 22
Part of Collection — Box: 3, Folder: GROUP 42, F-4
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS with envelope.
Dates:
1890 Oct 22
Letter : Manchester, to Lucy Madox Rossetti, 1881 Oct 10
Part of Collection — Box: 3, Folder: GROUP 42, F-3
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS.
Dates:
1881 Oct 10
Letter : Manchester, to Mr. Jameson, 1882 Apr 27
Part of Collection — Box: 3, Folder: GROUP 42, F-2
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS in which he describes the death of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Dates:
1882 Apr 27
Letters : to C. E. Mathews, 1878-80
Part of Collection — Box: 3, Folder: GROUP 42, F-1
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
3 ALS concerning his activities and mutual friend William Rossetti.
Dates:
1878-80
Dante Gabriel Rossetti Letters to Ellen Heaton
Collection
Call Number: MSS 47
Overview:
The collection comprises 57 letters from Dante Gabriel Rossetti to Ellen Heaton written from 1855 to 1875 (the bulk from 1855 to 1864). The letters primarily pertain to works by Rossetti, including a number of his works commissioned by Heaton. Works referenced include: Beata Beatrix, Beloved, Bethlehem Gate, Dante’s dream at the time of the death of Beatrice, Dante's...
Dates:
1855-1875
John Ruskin Letters to Ellen Heaton
Collection
Call Number: MSS 46
Overview:
The collection comprises letters from John Ruskin to Ellen Heaton, written from 1855 to 1864.
Dates:
1850-1864, bulk 1855-1864