BIB_ID
188234
Accession number
MA 14318
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, sender.
Display Date
London, England, 1860?
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 17.8 x 11.5 cm
Notes
Place of writing inferred from content. Ruskin and Stillman met in 1860 when both were living in London.
Date inferred from content. Ruskin met Stillman (an American artist and writer) early in 1860 at a Turner exhibition. Ruskin invited Stillman to travel with him in the alps in the spring and summer of 1860, after which they had something of a falling out and Stillman worked more in photography than painting.
Date inferred from content. Ruskin met Stillman (an American artist and writer) early in 1860 at a Turner exhibition. Ruskin invited Stillman to travel with him in the alps in the spring and summer of 1860, after which they had something of a falling out and Stillman worked more in photography than painting.
Provenance
Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Says that he is laid up with cold and heartily vexed. He is anxious to see Stillman's paintings and will come the very first day that he can get out.
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