FDA-D.1636-2021
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.1636-2021
Object type
Identification
Title
Eton College Chapel from the River
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Painted and drawn view of a bridge over a river with a large turreted building in the distance and trees on either side of the bridge
Description
Content (place)
Eton
Dimensions
height (frame): 305mm
width (frame): 433mm
width (frame): 433mm
Inscription
Label on verso states that the back of the work is inscribed: 'Road from Slough to Eton / July 10 1832 1/2 past 10 / I believe I never saw larger trees'
Material
watercolour
pencil
paper
pencil
paper
Production
Person
Crotch, William, 1775 - 1847 (Artist)
Date
1832
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: With Antony Reed, 3 Cork Street, London, W1X 1HA; ; presented to Nigel John Trefusis Jaques (1935-2020) in February 1988; by whom bequeathed to Eton College
