FDA-D.1758-2024
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.1758-2024
Object type
Identification
Title
Returning from Chapel, Eton
Returning from Chapel; School Yard and Lupton's Tower, Eton
Returning from Chapel; School Yard and Lupton's Tower, Eton
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Previous title
Previous title
Comments
Choristers, in their white surplices, are here seen returning from Chapel, crossing the School Yard.
In the College’s Foundation Charter of 1440, provision was made for boys selected as Choristers to board. From 1908 to 1968 Eton ran a small Choir School, where boys were provided with a free education and meals.
The centre of the painting is dominated by Lupton’s Tower. Apart from the addition of the clock and two bell towers, this has changed little since the early 16th century. Davison exhibited two views of Lupton’s Tower on the Fourth of June 1921. The Eton College Chronicle reported that Davison ‘gives an orange tint to the brick, which, though no doubt beautifying it, can only be seen for a few minutes on a few summer days.’
In the College’s Foundation Charter of 1440, provision was made for boys selected as Choristers to board. From 1908 to 1968 Eton ran a small Choir School, where boys were provided with a free education and meals.
The centre of the painting is dominated by Lupton’s Tower. Apart from the addition of the clock and two bell towers, this has changed little since the early 16th century. Davison exhibited two views of Lupton’s Tower on the Fourth of June 1921. The Eton College Chronicle reported that Davison ‘gives an orange tint to the brick, which, though no doubt beautifying it, can only be seen for a few minutes on a few summer days.’
Other number
CN-17
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 346mm
width (actual size): 296mm
width (actual size): 296mm
Inscription
Signed in watercolour, lower left: 'NORA DAVISON'
Materials & techniques note
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Production
Person
Davison, Nora, 1855 - 1950 (Artist)
Date
1921-1940
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Sold through Philip Serrell, Malvern, auctioneers, 8 November 2018 (Lot 181), as ‘Eton College’;; collection of Charles Nugent (1962-2023; CNCA, MCM, 1975-1979); by whom bequeathed to Eton College
Exhibited: ‘A Woman’s View: Nora Davison’s watercolours of Eton’, Verey Gallery, Eton College, 23 May to 28 September 2025 (catalogue number 29)
Exhibited: ‘A Woman’s View: Nora Davison’s watercolours of Eton’, Verey Gallery, Eton College, 23 May to 28 September 2025 (catalogue number 29)
