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Self-Portrait

John Ruskin
1819-1900

Self-Portrait

1861
6 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches (158 x 118 mm)
Watercolor over pencil on paper.
1959.22

Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.

Notes
Accompanying the drawing are two inscriptions in the hand of Ruskin's cousin, Joan Ruskin Agnew Severn (Mrs. Arthur Severn): in pencil, "John Ruskin by himself / given by him to me J.R.S."; in pen, "Portrait of John Ruskin, by himself".
Associated names
Severn, Joan, 1846-1924, former owner.
Severn, Violet, former owner.
Sharp, James Frederick, former owner.
Holmes, Martha, Mrs., former owner.
Bibliography
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 167.
Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Tenth Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1960, p. 68-69.
Artist
Classification
Century Drawings
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Department