FDA-D.162-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.162-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Eton from the River
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Other number
FDA-E.719-2012
Description
Content (note)
This watercolour shows the east front of the college from the river. The building to the left, surmounted by a lantern, is the college kitchen, still in use. On the right is the college wharf to which all heavy goods, including books, were delivered; it no longer stands. This view was reproduced in aquatint.
Dimensions
height (sight size): 362mm
width (sight size): 514mm
width (sight size): 514mm
Inscription
Signed and dated lower right '1827 W. DANIELL'
Materials & techniques note
Pencil and watercolour, with scratching out, within the artist's original blue wash mount. Framed in a carved gilt wood frame
Production
Person
Date
1827
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Sold through Christie's, London, 16 March 1982 (Lot 115); purchased by Eton College in 1983 with the support of the National Art Collections Fund
Exhibited: 'Treasures of Eton Colllege Library: 550 Years of Collecting', 1990; 'A Genius for Watercolour', Christie’s, London, 6 to 24 January 2003, catalogue number 10; 'Watercolours from the Eton College Collections', Verey Gallery, Eton College, 24 November 2018 to 24 February 2019
Exhibited: 'Treasures of Eton Colllege Library: 550 Years of Collecting', 1990; 'A Genius for Watercolour', Christie’s, London, 6 to 24 January 2003, catalogue number 10; 'Watercolours from the Eton College Collections', Verey Gallery, Eton College, 24 November 2018 to 24 February 2019
Previous ownership
References
• Wilcox, T., A Genius for Watercolour; Watercolours from the Eton College Collection, Christie's exhibition catalogue, London, 2003 (p. 17), Catalogue number: 10
• McConnell, J. (ed.), Treasures of Eton, London, 1976 (p. 105 & 23b illustrated in colour)
• McConnell, J. (ed.), Treasures of Eton, London, 1976 (p. 105 & 23b illustrated in colour)
