Lot 183
Ruskin, John (1819-1900)
Two autograph letters signed to Ada Hartnell
Auction: Other Properties | Wed 25 February from 10am | Lots 63 to 255
Description
both undated, 1 page, 11 x 18cm, one on Brantwood stationery, each in a separate envelope addressed by hand by Ruskin ('I want to come and see you one day this week. Any afternoon will do … London gobbled me up like Jonah's whale … JRuskin'; 'could you write for me, in that beautiful and fine hand of yours, the … facts respecting the circumstances, education, and purest character of any child or children who have particularly interested you … and could you - without pain, set down the level facts of your own life, and of its training?… JR’);
Together with two additional addressed envelopes (4)
Footnote
Ada Hartnell was one of the 32 original members of the Guild of St George, the utopian social organisation Ruskin established in 1878 on the model of the guilds of medieval Venice. She is mentioned by Ruskin in Fors Clavigera as one of a select group of guild companions 'in whose future adherence and support I have entire trust'. An additional collection of letters from Ruskin to Hartnell was sold by Lyon & Turnbull, 28th September 2022 (lot 54).