John Ruskin's Lost Daguerreotypes

I've known about this for a while, I think this one will please you, Ken. I recall Angie being as a fan of The Pre-Raphaelites -  so maybe Ange to.

John Ruskin wasn't a Pre-Raphaelite, but he was a patron of that movement and major art critic of the period. He was played by Tom Hollander in Desperate Romantics on the Beeb.

Some lost Daguerreotypes of a trip to Venice taken by Ruskin were recently put up for auction by somebody who had no clue of what they had in their possession. The starting price was £80

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Venice-Ducal Palace-By John Ruskin Circa 1851

Sean