FDA-P.570-2017
Parts
Object number
FDA-P.570-2017
Object type
Identification
Title
Eton College from the Backwater, Evening
Title Type
assigned by artist
Comments
This bright, small-scale view of Eton, shows College Chapel and the Foundation buildings from the river. It was painted by local artist Clifford Montague.
Born in Tilehurst, Berkshire, in 1858, Montague trained at the London School of Art. He produced this work early in his career and by 1881 had already moved to live with his widowed sister, Julia, in Devon. Shortly after the move he married and then lived briefly in Cornwall and Staffordshire, before settling in Talgarreg, Ceredigion, in Wales. By 1905 he had ten children and, despite his prolific output of small, rural landscapes and genre scenes, Clifford struggled to support his large family.
Sadly he lived to witness the outbreak of war in 1914 and the tragedy of losing a son, Stanley, at Ypres in 1915. He was only briefly survived by another son, Ralph, who died close to the resting place of his brother, in 1917. Clifford was buried that year in an unmarked grave, near his home in Wales.
Born in Tilehurst, Berkshire, in 1858, Montague trained at the London School of Art. He produced this work early in his career and by 1881 had already moved to live with his widowed sister, Julia, in Devon. Shortly after the move he married and then lived briefly in Cornwall and Staffordshire, before settling in Talgarreg, Ceredigion, in Wales. By 1905 he had ten children and, despite his prolific output of small, rural landscapes and genre scenes, Clifford struggled to support his large family.
Sadly he lived to witness the outbreak of war in 1914 and the tragedy of losing a son, Stanley, at Ypres in 1915. He was only briefly survived by another son, Ralph, who died close to the resting place of his brother, in 1917. Clifford was buried that year in an unmarked grave, near his home in Wales.
Description
Dimensions
height (frame): 403mm
width (frame): 554mm
width (frame): 554mm
Inscription
Signed and dated, and title inscribed on verso
Materials & techniques note
Oil on canvas
Physical description
Gilt frame
Production
Person
Montague, Clifford, 1855 - 1917 (Artist)
Date
1899
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Sold through Toovey's, Washington, West Sussex, 22 Mar 2017 (Lot 115); from which sale purchased by Eton College
