John Ruskin, Denmark Hill, to George Richmond

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

GRI/3/437

Title

John Ruskin, Denmark Hill, to George Richmond

Date

25 Nov [?1869]

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

Regarding his election as Slade Professor of Art; mentions the state of his mother's health; he would like him to come to Oxford and look at the collection made and those he has executed for the students; he also wants to talk about the arrangement of the Raphaels; makes a cutting remark about Mr. Boxall, R.A. regarding spurious Turners and Raphaels; he has been in real sorrow about the loss of Julia's child.