FDA-E.3350-2026
Parts
Object number
FDA-E.3350-2026
Object type
Identification
Title
His Majesty King George VI Knighting the Provost Sir Henry Marten
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Printed colour view of a ceremony in a school yard; steps to a chapel to the right; red brick buildings in the distance
Comments
The publication of this print was reported twice in The Eton College Chronicle:
'At 2.30 p.m. [on St Andrew's Day] in the Macnaghten Library adjoining the School Hall, the President, Lt.-Gen. Sir Oliver Leese, Bt. K.C.B., on behalf of the Old Etonian Association will present to the College the picture of the Royal Visit to Eton painted by Mr. R. E. Eurich, A.R.A.
Reproductions of the picture can be obtained from Messrs Alden and Blackwell, Eton College. Price, 35s.'
[Source: The Eton College Chronicle, 30 November 1946, number 2757, p.2078]
‘It may be of interest to know that coloured reproductions of the picture [by Richard Eurich] have been made through the O.E.A., and can be obtained at the School Bookshop (formerly Spottiswoode & Co., and now Alden & Blackwell).’
[Source: ‘Presentation of the Painting of the Royal Visit on March 4, 1945.’, The Eton College Chronicle, 5 December 1946, number 2758, p.2083]
'At 2.30 p.m. [on St Andrew's Day] in the Macnaghten Library adjoining the School Hall, the President, Lt.-Gen. Sir Oliver Leese, Bt. K.C.B., on behalf of the Old Etonian Association will present to the College the picture of the Royal Visit to Eton painted by Mr. R. E. Eurich, A.R.A.
Reproductions of the picture can be obtained from Messrs Alden and Blackwell, Eton College. Price, 35s.'
[Source: The Eton College Chronicle, 30 November 1946, number 2757, p.2078]
‘It may be of interest to know that coloured reproductions of the picture [by Richard Eurich] have been made through the O.E.A., and can be obtained at the School Bookshop (formerly Spottiswoode & Co., and now Alden & Blackwell).’
[Source: ‘Presentation of the Painting of the Royal Visit on March 4, 1945.’, The Eton College Chronicle, 5 December 1946, number 2758, p.2083]
Production
Person
Eurich, Richard (R. A.), 1903 - 1992 (Source artist)
Date
1946
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of William E. Church; by whom presented to Eton College in August 2026
