Water color drawings; pencil, pen and ink sketches. 14 pieces.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > John Ruskin collection (GEN MSS 1168) > Series III: Artwork by Ruskin > Water color drawings; pencil, pen and ink sketches. 14 pieces.

16685581

Description

Title: Water color drawings; pencil, pen and ink sketches. 14 pieces.
Creator: From the Collection: Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
Published / Created: 1833-1874, undated
Description: The following are included: "The Rhone at Geneva." Watercolor, 25x17cm. "Sunset on Carrara Mountains, Spezia Bay." Watercolor, 26x18cm. 1874 April 7. "Chamouni, August 22." (On verso: "Vevay, August 25.") Watercolor, 18x13cm. "Old Hall in Worcestershire" (1854?). Wash and pencil sketch. 29x22cm on a mount 53x37cm. "Part of Geneva on the River." 1833. Pencil, pen, and ink sketch. 25x16cm (in a mount). "My first study of clouds". (Title in Mrs. Severn's hand). Pencil, pen, and ink sketch. 21x12cm. "Outlines of Aiguilles Ranges, Chamouni." 1846 or 1847 December 23. Signed. Drawing continued on verso. Pencil, pen, and ink sketch. 25x18cm. "Cleavages of Aiguille Bouchard." Pencil, pen, and ink sketch. 21x13cm. "Montagne de la Cote, summit from flank of Mont Blanc." Pencil sketch. 12x18cm. "The Aiguille Charmoz from window of the Union." 1849. Pencil sketch, with pen and ink sketch on verso. 12x9cm. "Valley of Cluses." Pencil, pen, and ink sketch. 18x11cm. 2 unidentified sketches. 18x11cm and 17x1cm. Unidentified watercolor drawing, with pencil note in Ruskin's hand. 18x13cm.
Provenance: Acquired by gift and purchase from various sources. Acquisition information about specific items has been included in this finding aid after the description of the item as available. For additional information, see the appropriate curator., "Old Hall in Worcestershire" - Bought from Miss Elizabeth Norton on the Library Associates Fund, 1944. Other drawings and paintings - Gift of Charles E. Goodspeed, 1944 May
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Item Location

Repository

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Call Number

GEN MSS 1168

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Box 36 (Oversize)

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Citation: John Ruskin Collection. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record: 8710685
Object ID (OID): 16685581