John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1855 February 5
Item — Box: 1, Folder: H.2
Call Number: MSS 46
Scope and Contents
Ruskin notifies Heaton that he has acquired (for Heaton) Turner's Berne and his Waterloo, for 50 guineas each. "I think you will like better to look at the sweet river and the cloudy Alps than at the dead bodies of soldiers in the firelight." He conjectures that the Parnassus or Walls of Rome might be had for a similar price. Mentions Ruskin's Examples of the architecture of Venice.
Dates
- 1855 February 5
Creator
Physical Description
1 folded sheet (4 pages) : autograph letter signed ; 18 x 23 cm, folded to 18 x 12 cm
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
The materials are open for research.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
- Heaton, Ellen, 1816-1894 -- Correspondence
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Examples of the architecture of Venice
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Correspondence
- Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851
- Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Bernese Alps
- Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Field of Waterloo
- Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Parnassus and Castalian Spring
- Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Walls of Rome with the Tomb of Caius Sestus
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