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University College London

Ruskin Letters


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0103 MS ADD 117

Held at: University College London

Title: Ruskin Letters

Date(s): c1844

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 folder

Name of creator(s): Ruskin | John | 1819-1900 | author, artist and social reformer

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

John Ruskin was born 8 February 1819. He was educated privately, then went to Christ Church Oxford, otaining his BA 1842 and MA in 1843. He was Rede Lecturer at Cambridge in 1867, and Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford from 1870 to 1879 and 1882 to 1884. He was an honorary member of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours, 1873. He was also a member of several foreign Academies. Ruskin produced numerous publications, many about painting and architecture. He died on 20 January 1900.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Five letters of John Ruskin to the Rev Walter Lucas Brown on watercolour painting; letter to Miss Brown.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

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Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

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Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Immediate source of acquisition:

Unknown.

ALLIED MATERIALS

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Related material:

University College London Special Collections also holds seven letters of John Ruskin, 1847-[1850], among the papers of Samuel Rogers (Ref: SHARPE 16/13-22, 17/44); two letters to Edwin Chadwick and a letter from Chadwick to Ruskin [1872] (Ref: CHADWICK 1730).

For further correspondence and papers of John Ruskin, see the National Register of Archives.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

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Date(s) of descriptions: 1999, revised Oct 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Painters | Artists
Painting | Fine arts

Personal names
Brown | Walter Lucas | fl 1844 | clergyman
Ruskin | John | 1819-1900 | author, artist and social reformer

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