SARGENT JOHN SINGER: (1856-1925) American Painter. A.L.S., John S Sargent, two pages, 8vo, Tite Stre...
SARGENT JOHN SINGER: (1856-1925) American Painter. A.L.S., John S Sargent, two pages, 8vo, Tite Street, Chelsea, 17th October n.y., to Mrs. [Jeanette Leonard?] Gilder. Sargent announces 'You will see from the enclosed note (no longer present) that there is nothing to be hoped for from Miss. Octavia Hill to whom I wrote on getting your letter' remarking 'I regret her refusal extremely' and further continuing 'As for your very flattering suggestion that I should write a paper on portrait painting, I am altogether lacking in the literary artistry'. A couple of small stains to the upper and lower edges of each page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG Octavia Hill (1838-1912) English Social Reformer. Sargent had painted Hill's portrait in 1898. When presented with the portrait by her co-workers Hill made a speech in which she declared 'When I am gone, I hope my friends will not try to carry out any special system, or to follow blindly in the track which I have trodden. New circumstances require various efforts, and it is the spirit, not the dead form, that should be perpetuated. ... We shall leave them a few houses, purified and improved, a few new and better ones built, a certain amount of thoughtful and loving management, a few open spaces ' and that, more important would be the quick eye to see, the true soul to measure, the large hope to grasp the mighty issues of the new and better days to come - greater ideals, greater hope, and patience to realise both'. It seems likely that Sargent's correspondent was Jeanette Leonard Gilder (1849-1916) American Author, Journalist, Critic & Editor who opposed women's rights to vote, arguing that women were not strong enough to participate in politics.
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SARGENT JOHN SINGER: (1856-1925) American Painter. A.L.S., John S Sargent, two pages, 8vo, Tite Street, Chelsea, 17th October n.y., to Mrs. [Jeanette Leonard?] Gilder. Sargent announces 'You will see from the enclosed note (no longer present) that there is nothing to be hoped for from Miss. Octavia Hill to whom I wrote on getting your letter' remarking 'I regret her refusal extremely' and further continuing 'As for your very flattering suggestion that I should write a paper on portrait painting, I am altogether lacking in the literary artistry'. A couple of small stains to the upper and lower edges of each page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG Octavia Hill (1838-1912) English Social Reformer. Sargent had painted Hill's portrait in 1898. When presented with the portrait by her co-workers Hill made a speech in which she declared 'When I am gone, I hope my friends will not try to carry out any special system, or to follow blindly in the track which I have trodden. New circumstances require various efforts, and it is the spirit, not the dead form, that should be perpetuated. ... We shall leave them a few houses, purified and improved, a few new and better ones built, a certain amount of thoughtful and loving management, a few open spaces ' and that, more important would be the quick eye to see, the true soul to measure, the large hope to grasp the mighty issues of the new and better days to come - greater ideals, greater hope, and patience to realise both'. It seems likely that Sargent's correspondent was Jeanette Leonard Gilder (1849-1916) American Author, Journalist, Critic & Editor who opposed women's rights to vote, arguing that women were not strong enough to participate in politics.
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