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Steel plate engraving of ruskin as a young man, made circa 1845, scanned from print made circa 1895. John ruskin poems poems of john ruskin poem hunter. Ruskin was the virtual dictator of artistic opinion in england, but ruskins reputation declined after his death, and he has been treated harshly by 20thcentury critics. Selections from the works of john ruskin is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. John ruskin ruskin, john, 18191900 the online books page.