Dante Gabriel Rossetti letter to Ellen Heaton, 1861 December 26
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61.105
Call Number: MSS 47
Scope and Contents
Rossetti is saddened by the death of Mrs. Plint and asked how her children will be looked after. He asks Heaton when the children will be able to benefit from the sale of their mother's collection. Rossetti expresses his happiness that his St George was liked by Ruskin but that he would not make the sale of any of his works dependent on Ruskin's approval. Rossetti says he is offering Heaton the St George at a price "certainly below [his] usual scale of late.". Rossetti complains that artists are at present having difficulty in finding markets for their works while "dealers seem able to make profit enough." Rossetti says the St George should be ready in about a week and says he would be happy to show it to Ruskin before sending it to Heaton. Rossetti asks Heaton not to write about it to Ruskin until Ruskin returns from his travels as "his father opens all his letters in his absence, which is hardly what one reckons on when writing to him of one's affairs."
Dates
- 1861 December 26
Creator
Physical Description
2 folded sheets (6 pages) : autograph letter signed ; each sheet 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
General
With envelope.
Part of the Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts
1080 Chapel Street
P. O. Box 208280
New Haven CT 06520-8280 US
203-432-2814
ycba.rarebooks@yale.edu
Location
1080 Chapel Street
New Haven , CT 06510