[Rarebooks] FS: John Ruskin SIGNED Letter to George Barnard

[Charles Agvent]

RUSKIN, John. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS). Landgate, 18 December 1887. 
One-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "John Ruskin" ona 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. (#021337)        $1,500

https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/021337/john-ruskin/autograph-letter-signed-als

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