FDA-E.2354-2015
Parts
Object number
FDA-E.2354-2015
Object type
Identification
Title
The Hall & c. from the Brewhouse Yard
Title Type
assigned by artist
Comments
Following the founding of Eton College by Henry VI in 1440, College Hall was built between 1442 and 1450 as the dining hall for the school’s 70 scholars. Henry VI’s ability to rule declined through the latter years of his reign, which were also marred by the troubled state of the crown's finances. As a result, building work at Eton was completed hastily and economically. The rush to complete College Hall is evident in the bay window. The original ambition for a further row of lights above the blind tracery is clear from the exterior, where the design of the window has been squared off.
Other number
CL. 618
Description
Content (place)
Eton College
Dimensions
height (actual size): 340mm
width (actual size): 460mm
width (actual size): 460mm
Production
Person
Radclyffe, Charles Walter (), 1817 - 1903 (Engraver)
Date
19th century
