I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
J. Ruskin.
Brantwood, July 3.
[From “The Daily Telegraph,” July 19, 1876.]
TURNERS DRAWINGS.
To the Editor of “The Daily Telegraph.”
Sir: In justice to our living water-color artists, will you favor me by printing the accompanying letter,[110] which I think will be satisfactory to many of your readers, on points respecting which my own may have given some of them a false impression? In my former letter, permit me to correct the misprint of “works” in Regent Street for “wares.”
I have every reason to suppose Mr. Collingwood Smith’s knowledge of the subject entirely trustworthy; but when all is conceded, must still repeat that no water-color work of value should ever be constantly exposed to light, or even to the air of a crowded metropolis, least of all to gaslight or its fumes.
I am, Sir, yours, etc.,
J. Ruskin.
Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, July 16.
[From “The Times,” April 25, 1876.]
COPIES OF TURNER’S DRAWINGS.
To the Editor of “The Times.”