Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851. Bernese Alps
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Subject Source: Local (YCBA-RBM)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1855 February 5
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 39002106121412], 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...
Dates:
1855 February 5
John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1855 February 9
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 39002106121412], Folder: H.3
Call Number: MSS 46
Scope and Contents:
Ruskin has acquired Turner's Walls of Rome for Heaton, having "no hesitation in ranking this as among the nine or ten best vignettes which Turner ever executed." Ruskin comments on the qualities of the Walls of Rome and of the Berne. He recommends at once "to have these two vignettes framed so as not to touch the glass -- and pasted in at back to keep out Leeds smoke. The least yellowing in the...
Dates:
1855 February 9
John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1855 March 4?
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 39002106121412], Folder: H.7
Call Number: MSS 46
Scope and Contents:
Ruskin expresses his sympathy for Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who is ill. Ruskin informs Heaton he will send her photographs which are to be copied in sepia, chalk or pencil "as if they were nature itself." Ruskin argues, against the "Masters", that this practice "will do more for a pupil than a years common teaching." Ruskin praises Turner's use of space and drawing of form, praising Walls of Rome as a better work than his ...
Dates:
1855 March 4?
John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1855 March?
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 39002106121412], Folder: H.8
Call Number: MSS 46
Scope and Contents:
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?
John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1855 May 19?
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 39002106121412], Folder: H.11
Call Number: MSS 46
Scope and Contents:
Ruskin is writing from his bed. He advises Heaton to acquire a Turner, remarking that Turner's Parnassus and Castle St Angelo is better than his Berne, with the Parnassus the "finest." Ruskin advises Heaton to protect the Parnassus from light. He suggests she commissions work from both John William Inchbold and Arthur Hughes. He admits he has not...
Dates:
1855 May 19?
John Ruskin letter to Ellen Heaton, 1855 May?
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 39002106121412], Folder: H.14
Call Number: MSS 46
Scope and Contents:
Ruskin advises Heaton that if she can get Turner's Berne for £40, she should. He asks her for the £5 she promised to the Arundel Society but says that if this will make it difficult for her to buy the Berne, Ruskin will pay the £5 and Heaton can reimburse him later. He says that he is glad that she bought Turner's Parnassus which he praises liberally. Ruskin states he has nearly recovered from his illness and...
Dates:
1855 May?