FDA-E.3182:6-2021
Parts
Object number
FDA-E.3182:6-2021
Object type
Identification
Title
The Hall – Brewhouse Yard
Title Type
assigned by artist
Description
Black and white print depicting a view of a courtyard with tall stone buildings on two sides; a gentleman dressed in a coat with long sleeves and a top hat and reading a book in the right foreground
Comments
This print shows the exterior of College Hall, from Brewhouse Yard. Illustrations dating from the early 19th century, like this example, demonstrate that the bay window was then filled with clear, latticed panes of glass.
The existing stained-glass is thought to have been designed in c.1842 by Thomas Willement (1786–1871), despite it not bearing his monogram signature. Willement was a writer on heraldry and one of the foremost stained-glass artists of the 19th century. The glass has recently been removed for conservation treatment and was reinstalled in October this year.
From the series of 6 prints titled 'Six Views of Eton College' by J. Dolby, c.1839.
The existing stained-glass is thought to have been designed in c.1842 by Thomas Willement (1786–1871), despite it not bearing his monogram signature. Willement was a writer on heraldry and one of the foremost stained-glass artists of the 19th century. The glass has recently been removed for conservation treatment and was reinstalled in October this year.
From the series of 6 prints titled 'Six Views of Eton College' by J. Dolby, c.1839.
Description
Dimensions
height (frame): 498mm
width (frame): 370mm
width (frame): 370mm
Inscription
Signature within the image, lower right: 'J. Dolby'
Lettered below image, lower left: 'THE HALL - BREWHOUSE YARD'; and lower right: 'On stone by J. Dolby - Day & Haghe, Lith'rs to the Queen'
Lettered below image, lower left: 'THE HALL - BREWHOUSE YARD'; and lower right: 'On stone by J. Dolby - Day & Haghe, Lith'rs to the Queen'
Material
ink
paper
paper
Materials & techniques note
Lithograph
Production
Person
Organisation
Day & Haghe; T Ingalton & Son (Lithographer; Publisher)
Date
1838
History and association
Object history note
Collection of Sir Martin Gilliat; by whom bequeathed to Nigel John Trefusis Jaques (1935-2020); by whom bequeathed to Eton College in 2021
References
• Dolby, J., Six Views of Eton College, c.1839 (Plate 7)
