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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Walls of Rome with the Tomb of Caius Sestus

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John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1855 March?

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 39002106121412], Folder: H.8
Call Number: MSS 46
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Ruskin remarks that it is necessary to devote time to art appreciation, noting that Heaton initially liked the sky of Turner's Berne which Ruskin states is "exactly the worst part of the drawing." Ruskin declares Caius Cestius "the finer vignette." Ruskin refers to "Mr Durham" (Joseph Durham, who sculpted a portrait bust of Heaton) but confesses that he doesn't "much care about sculpture."

Dates: 1855 March?
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > John Ruskin Letters to Ellen Heaton > Letters from John Ruskin to Ellen Heaton