Author: RUSKIN, John
Title: Autograph Letter Signed (Als)
Description: Landgate, 18 December 1887. Letter. One-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "John Ruskin" on a 4-1/2" x 6-7/8" sheet of light blue paper addressed to George Barnard, artist, writer, and from 1843 to 1880, the drawing master at Rugby School. Along with Ruskin, Barnard had been a pupil of the landscape artist, J. D. Harding and was a prominent member of the Alpine Club, known for his Alpine scenes and views of Switzerland. In full: "I am glad of your letter, and that the drawings are secured for the [?]-- which will take better care of them than any private proprietor could-- They are [?] [?] of old watercolor paints. --but have too much in [?] work on them to be as interesting as rougher sketches. I hope you may have satisfaction in our arrangements of them. Light crease from mailing with neat paper reinfocement of the crease on the verso. Fine .

Keywords: Autograph Letter, Signed, John Ruskin, 19th Century Literature, Victorian Literature, 19th Century British Literature Signed Autographs Literature: English 19th Century British Literature


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