John Ruskin, English art critic and writer, 1819-1900

John Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy. Ruskin first came to widespread attention with the first volume of "Modern Painters" (1843), an extended essay in defence of the work of J. M. W. Turner. He established the Ruskin School of Drawing at Oxford University. In 1871 he began his monthly "letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain", published under the title "Fors Clavigera" (1871–1884).

John Ruskin, English art critic and writer, 1819-1900

Ruskin, John, Maler, Kunsthistoriker und Sozialreformer (1819-1900). Eigenh. Brief mit U.Herne Hill, London, 30 Jul 1872.

Ruskin, John, leading British art critic of the Victorian era (1819-1900). Autograph letter signed ("JRuskin").Herne Hill, i. e. London, 15 Dec 1882.

Ruskin, John, English art critic, watercolourist, and social thinker (1819-1900). Passport, signed.London, 10 Apr 1872.

Ruskin, John, English art critic, watercolourist, and social thinker (1819-1900). Autograph letter signed.Brantwood, Coniston, 3 Dec 1886.