FDA-E.2850:3-2016
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Object number
FDA-E.2850:3-2016
Object type
Identification
Title
The Hall & c. from the Brewhouse Yard
Title Type
assigned by artist
Description
Lithograph from set of plates and descriptive texts, bound with string and paper wrapper: Memorials of Eton College, Part IV
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
196
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 558mm
width (actual size): 380mm
width (actual size): 380mm
Production
Person
Organisation
Date
1844
