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Bernard Cecil Gotch (1876-1964)
Worcester College, Oxford
Watercolour 26 x 38 cm Signed lower right. Gotch's watercolour highlights the verdant lawns and leafy foliage of one of Oxford's greenest and most beautiful colleges. Bernard Cecil Gotch was a Winchester born artist who is best known for his atmospheric watercolours of Britain's towns and cities (most notably Oxford). He moved to Oxford in 1927, painting many watercolours of the interiors and exteriors of Oxford’s many buildings. His works concentrate on the grand exteriors and interiors of the University's colleges, and he exhibited frequently - including an exhibition every term at Oriel College. His first notable commission was for the publisher Methuen, illustrating 'A Shepherd’s Life' by W H Hudson. Whilst in London he was invited to illustrate a book on the Public Schools of England (which was sadly never completed). He exhibited watercolours at the Fine Art Society and Lincolns Inn, and also exhibited at the Royal Academy. In 1952 Gotch was given an Honorary MA by the University of Oxford, and, after his death in 1963, a memorial was held for him at Oriel. Provenance: detailed on label to reverse. Condition: generally very good, painted on 'rough' paper; signed and titled to label. -
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George Hollis (1793 - 1842)
Worcester College Beaumont Street, Oxford (1823)
Engraving 25 x 32 cm A handsome engraving of Worcester College from a Beaumont Street still under construction. The street was laid out in the 1820s and 1830s in the Regency style and acts as a charming approach to Worcester's facade. George Hollis was a well-known Oxford-born artist and engraver. He studied art and worked primarily in Oxford. Many of his engravings, which often depicted the colleges, were published by James Ryman, a print-seller on the High Street. Hollis' views were published separately in a single volume in 1839. Condition: good. Mounted to board; vertical crease; in antique frame. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Worcester College, Oxford. -
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692)
Gloucester College, Oxford (now Worcester College) (1727)
Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Worcester College's predecessor, Gloucester College. Gloucester College was founded in 1283 by the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter at Gloucester as a place of study for 13 monks. The dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s resulted in the closure of the College, which was eventually re-founded as Worcester College in 1714. Pieter van der Aa's engraving comes after an earlier one by David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsman, and painter, when the site was still known as Gloucester. Pieter van der Aa of Leiden was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He is noted for the many engravings he produced after David Loggan's series of Oxford and Cambridge colleges and costumes. In 1727 Van Der Aa illustrated "Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne & de L'Irelande" by James Beeverell, the book in which this engraving appears. Condition: a good impression. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Provost Richard Lynch Cotton Caricature
A rare specimen of the Cotton-ia Worcester-iensis (not to be found) in the Botanic Gardens Oxford
Pen ink watercolour and photographic collage 19.5 x 16 cm By repute, found in the rooms of Keble at the Hermitage Hotel in Eastbourne after his death, together with another watercolour of a ‘Ritualistic Priest’ also for sale. Please contact us for further information. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.ukor call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Gavin Pomeroy (born 1929)
Wolfson College, Oxford
Watercolour 17 x 25 cm Signed and dated lower right. A watercolour of the modernist Wolfson College, featuring a 1970s mint-green car. Founded in 1965, its main building (designed by Powell and Moya Architects) was completed in 1974. Pomeroy portrays it in winter, with the cloudy sky and bare trees melding with the grey of the modernist facade. William Gavin Ingram Pomeroy was born in Newlyn, Cornwall. From 1947 he studied architecture under Geoffrey Bazeley, and later became a lecturer for the Plymouth School of Architecture. He became the senior lecturer in architecture at what is now Plymouth University and retired in 1999. Condition: generally very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more views of Wolfson College. -
David Gentleman (born 1930)
Wolfson College, Oxford (1976)
Lithograph 33 x 46 cm A view of Wolfson College by David Gentleman. The modernist college emerges from between lush greenery and a bright blue sky. Gentleman produced this view in 1975, and it was published a year later in the "Oxford Almanack". The Oxford Almanack was an annual almanac published by the Oxford University Press for the University of Oxford from 1674 through 2019 (when printing sadly ceased due to "dwindling interest"). The almanac traditionally included engravings or lithographs of the University and information about the upcoming year. Other almanac artists have included James Basire, Michael Burghers, J. M. W. Turner, and John Piper. David Gentleman is an English artist. He studied art and painting at the Royal College of Art under Edward Bawden and John Nash, and produced several views of Oxford colleges for the Oxford Almanac. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Williams (Welsh, fl. 1724-1733) Jesus College, Oxford
Engraving c. 1732 for Oxonia Depicta (pub. London 1732-33) 43x44cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Fair, gentle staining towards top and usual handling marks to margins, as illustrated. -
William Williams (Welsh, fl. 1724-1733) Christ Church, Oxford
Engraving c. 1732 for Oxonia Depicta (pub. London 1732-33) 41x60cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Fair, gentle staining towards top and usual handling marks to margins, as illustrated. -
William Nicholson (1872-1949)
Merton College, Oxford (1906)
Lithograph, signed lower left, with Stafford Gallery blindstamp 33.5 x 24.5cm Click here for biography and other works by this artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Nicholson (1872-1949)
Garden Front with Chapel, Wadham College, Oxford (1906)
Lithograph, signed lower left, with Stafford Gallery blindstamp 29.5 x 33 cm (11.5 x 13 in.) Click here for biography and other works by this artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Nicholson (1872-1949)
Clarendon Building Oxford (1906)
Lithograph, signed lower left, with Stafford Gallery blindstamp 32 x 26cm Click here for biography and other works by this artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Nicholson (1872-1949)
Christ Church, Oxford (1906)
Lithograph, with Stafford Gallery blindstamp 35.5x27cm Click here for biography and other works by this artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Nicholson (1872-1949) Christ Church Library, Oxford
Signed and numbered 34, published by Stafford Gallery with blind stamp Lithograph 26 x 34.5cm Click here for biography and other works by this artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good condition. -
William Nicholson (1872-1949) Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Signed and numbered 110, published by Stafford Gallery with blind stamp Lithograph 28 x 34.5cm Click here for biography and other works by this artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good condition. -
William Nicholson (1872-1949) All Souls College, Oxford
Signed, and numbered 98, published by Stafford Gallery with blindstamp Lithograph 35x28cm Click here for biography and other works by this artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good condition. -
William Matthison (1853-1926)
Exeter and Balliol from the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Watercolour 26 x 17 cm Matthison was born near Birmingham and attended King Edward’s School in the city. He learned drawing at the Birmingham Central School of Art and then became a pupil of Birmingham artist Edward Watson. He became a professional artist in 1875 and moved to Oxfordshire a few years after; this was where he had the opportunity to produce many of the Oxford views for which he is known today. In 1902 he moved to Park Town in Oxford and was commissioned by Robert Peel to paint more than seventy views of the University of Oxford, which were subsequently made into postcards. Priced at seven for a shilling, they were only available from E Cross of Pembroke Street (a long-since closed business). Raphael Tuck & Sons also commissioned him to produce postcard scenes of Cambridge. Matthison’s views of Oxford were later printed in Fifty Watercolour Drawings of Oxford, published in 1912 by Alden & Co. Click here for other works by the artist. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Matthison
Balliol College Oxford
Watercolour 26 x 44 cm Signed lower right 'W Matthison'. Matthison was born near Birmingham and attended King Edward’s School in the city. He learned drawing at the Birmingham Central School of Art and then became a pupil of Birmingham artist Edward Watson. He became a professional artist in 1875 and moved to Oxfordshire a few years after; this was where he had the opportunity to produce many of the Oxford views for which he is known today. In 1902 he moved to Park Town in Oxford and was commissioned by Robert Peel to paint more than seventy views of the University of Oxford, which were subsequently made into postcards. Priced at seven for a shilling, they were only available from E Cross of Pembroke Street (a long-since closed business). Raphael Tuck & Sons also commissioned him to produce postcard scenes of Cambridge. Matthison’s views of Oxford were later printed in Fifty Watercolour Drawings of Oxford, published in 1912 by Alden & Co. Click here for other works by the artist. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Matthison (1853-1926)
Trinity Front Quad with Exeter College Chapel, Oxford
Watercolour 36.5 x 26cm Matthison was born near Birmingham and attended King Edward’s School in the city. He learned drawing at the Birmingham Central School of Art and then became a pupil of Birmingham artist Edward Watson. He became a professional artist in 1875 and moved to Oxfordshire a few years after; this was where he had the opportunity to produce many of the Oxford views for which he is known today. In 1902 he moved to Park Town in Oxford and was commissioned by Robert Peel to paint more than seventy views of the University of Oxford, which were subsequently made into postcards. Priced at seven for a shilling, they were only available from E Cross of Pembroke Street (a long-since closed business). Raphael Tuck & Sons also commissioned him to produce postcard scenes of Cambridge. Matthison’s views of Oxford were later printed in Fifty Watercolour Drawings of Oxford, published in 1912 by Alden & Co. Click here for other works by the artist. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Matthison (1853-1926)
The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Watercolour 18 x 28 cm Matthison was born near Birmingham and attended King Edward's School in the city. He learned drawing at the Birmingham Central School of Art and then became a pupil of Birmingham artist Edward Watson. He became a professional artist in 1875 and moved to Oxfordshire a few years after; this was where he had the opportunity to produce many of the Oxford views for which he is known today. In 1902 he moved to Park Town in Oxford and was commissioned by Robert Peel to paint more than seventy views of the University of Oxford, which were subsequently made into postcards. Priced at seven for a shilling, they were only available from E Cross of Pembroke Street (a long-since closed business). Raphael Tuck & Sons also commissioned him to produce postcard scenes of Cambridge. Matthison's views of Oxford were later printed in Fifty Watercolour Drawings of Oxford, published in 1912 by Alden & Co. Click here for other works by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Matthison (1853-1926)
Oriel Street, Oxford and St. Mary's Church
Watercolour 26 x 17 cm Matthison was born near Birmingham and attended King Edward’s School in the city. He learned drawing at the Birmingham Central School of Art and then became a pupil of Birmingham artist Edward Watson. He became a professional artist in 1875 and moved to Oxfordshire a few years after; this was where he had the opportunity to produce many of the Oxford views for which he is known today. In 1902 he moved to Park Town in Oxford and was commissioned by Robert Peel to paint more than seventy views of the University of Oxford, which were subsequently made into postcards. Priced at seven for a shilling, they were only available from E Cross of Pembroke Street (a long-since closed business). Raphael Tuck & Sons also commissioned him to produce postcard scenes of Cambridge. Matthison’s views of Oxford were later printed in Fifty Watercolour Drawings of Oxford, published in 1912 by Alden & Co. Click here for other works by the artist. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Matthison (1853-1926)
Christ Church Oxford Staircase
Watercolour 38 x 25 cm Matthison was born near Birmingham and attended King Edward’s School in the city. He learned drawing at the Birmingham Central School of Art and then became a pupil of Birmingham artist Edward Watson. He became a professional artist in 1875 and moved to Oxfordshire a few years after; this was where he had the opportunity to produce many of the Oxford views for which he is known today. In 1902 he moved to Park Town in Oxford and was commissioned by Robert Peel to paint more than seventy views of the University of Oxford, which were subsequently made into postcards. Priced at seven for a shilling, they were only available from E Cross of Pembroke Street (a long-since closed business). Raphael Tuck & Sons also commissioned him to produce postcard scenes of Cambridge. Matthison’s views of Oxford were later printed in Fifty Watercolour Drawings of Oxford, published in 1912 by Alden & Co. Click here for other works by the artist. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Matthison
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Watercolour 26 x 34 cm Matthison was born near Birmingham and attended King Edward’s School in the city. He learned drawing at the Birmingham Central School of Art and then became a pupil of Birmingham artist Edward Watson. He became a professional artist in 1875 and moved to Oxfordshire a few years after; this was where he had the opportunity to produce many of the Oxford views for which he is known today. In 1902 he moved to Park Town in Oxford and was commissioned by Robert Peel to paint more than seventy views of the University of Oxford, which were subsequently made into postcards. Priced at seven for a shilling, they were only available from E Cross of Pembroke Street (a long-since closed business). Raphael Tuck & Sons also commissioned him to produce postcard scenes of Cambridge. Matthison’s views of Oxford were later printed in Fifty Watercolour Drawings of Oxford, published in 1912 by Alden & Co. Click here for other works by the artist. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Matthison (1853-1926)
All Saints Church and Carfax in the Evening, Oxford
Watercolour 25 x 17 cm Matthison was born near Birmingham and attended King Edward's School in the city. He learned drawing at the Birmingham Central School of Art and then became a pupil of Birmingham artist Edward Watson. He became a professional artist in 1875 and moved to Oxfordshire a few years after; this was where he had the opportunity to produce many of the Oxford views for which he is known today. In 1902 he moved to Park Town in Oxford and was commissioned by Robert Peel to paint more than seventy views of the University of Oxford, which were subsequently made into postcards. Priced at seven for a shilling, they were only available from E Cross of Pembroke Street (a long-since closed business). Raphael Tuck & Sons also commissioned him to produce postcard scenes of Cambridge. Matthison's views of Oxford were later printed in Fifty Watercolour Drawings of Oxford, published in 1912 by Alden & Co. Click here for other works by the artist. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
William Logsdail (1859-1944)
Trinity College Gateway, Oxford
Oil on canvas Signed W Logsdail (lower right) 37 x 29.5 cm (14.5 x 11.5 in) Biographical details and other works by Logsdail may be found by clicking here. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Logsdail's skill at painting old stonework is particularly clear here, the crumbling stonework of the gateway has been created through the blending of a large spectrum of colours, creating a very realistic effect. -
Dennis Flanders (1915 - 1994)
Wadham College, Oxford, Garden Front
Lithograph 30 x 48 cm Numbered 117/500 lower left and signed lower right, both in pencil. Signed lower left and titled lower right in the plate. A tranquil view of Wadham, verdant of grass and leafy of tree. Two undergraduates in jeans and t-shirts chat, laden down with books. Dennis Flanders RBA RWS was a British artist and draughtsman who specialised in pen and ink drawings, often of English landscapes and buildings. He is notable for his meticulous depictions of the impact of aerial bombing upon historic buildings during World War Two. After attending the Merchant Taylors' School, Flanders studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic, St. Martin's School of Art, and at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Flanders worked at the School of Military Engineering during World War Two and made models of buildings and landscapes based on aerial reconnaissance photographs. He applied for a commission with the War Artists' Advisory Committee and, although he was unsuccessful, the Committee did agree to purchase several drawings from him. These were mostly detailed depictions of bomb-damaged buildings and churches which included views of St Paul's Cathedral and Canterbury Cathedral. After the war, Flanders became a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy and held his first solo exhibition at Colnaghi in 1947. He illustrated several books and published two volumes of prints from his own drawings of British architecture and landscapes, which had been the dominant theme of his artistic career. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Wadham College, Oxford. -
William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
Front Quad, Wadham College, Oxford
Lithograph 26 x 34.5 cm Signed. Published by Stafford Gallery. Sir William Nicholson was a British painter and printmaker. He is also known as an illustrator, author of children’s books, stained glass designer, and theatre set designer. In 1902, he produced a series of watercolour, chalk, and pen drawings of Oxford which were published in 1905 by the Stafford Gallery as two portfolios of lithographs, with descriptions by Arthur Waugh (father of Evelyn Waugh). These dramatic depictions of Oxford show Nicholson’s interest in the effects of light and shade on the city’s architecture. Condition: generally very good. In conservation mount. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Wadham College, Oxford. -
Hugh Casson (1910 - 1999)
Wadham College, Oxford (1989)
Lithograph 22 x 40 cm Proof print aside from the numbered edition. Signed, titled and dated in plate, and signed lower right in pencil. Printed on wove. Casson's peaceful, pastoral depiction of Wadham. Sir Hugh Casson was educated at Eastbourne College; St John’s College, Cambridge; and the Bartlett School of Architecture. Trained in the 1930s in the early modernist style, he taught at the Cambridge School of Architecture. After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal Family, he undertook designs for the 1953 coronation, designed the interior of the Royal Yacht Britannia (“The overall idea was to give the impression of a country house at sea”), and taught the young Charles III to paint in watercolours. Amongst his architectural achievements are the Elephant House at London Zoo, the 1978 redevelopment of Bristol Docks, the Raised Faculty Building for The University of Cambridge, and a building for the Royal College of Art. He published a number of illustrated books, of which Casson’s Oxford and Casson’s Cambridge are probably the best known. A limited edition series of prints was produced from the paintings. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Wadham College, Oxford. -
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692)
Wadham College, Oxford (1727)
Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Wadham, engraved by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsman, and painter. Pieter van der Aa of Leiden was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He is noted for the many engravings he produced after David Loggan's series of Oxford and Cambridge colleges and costumes. In 1727 Van Der Aa illustrated "Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne & de L'Irelande" by James Beeverell, the book in which this engraving appears. Condition: a good impression. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Emery Walker (1851 - 1933) after Edmund Hort New (1871 - 1931)
Wadham College, Oxford
Photogravure 27 x 41 cm New produced a series of pen-and-ink drawings of Oxford colleges, of which this is one. They paid homage to the artist David Loggan, often using the same aerial viewpoint as him, but showing the colleges two hundred years later. Emery Walker turned New's drawings into photoengravings in the early 20th century. Probably no more than two hundred prints of each engraving were produced, and the plates were destroyed in the blitz. Edmund Hort New was an English artist. He was a member of the Birmingham Group of Arts and Crafts-associated painters and craftsmen, and is known as a leading illustrator of his period. He specialised in pen and ink drawings of rural and urban landscapes, old buildings and their interiors, architectural features, and also designed bookplates. He provided illustrations for the English Illustrated Magazine and was commissioned by Bodley Head publishers to illustrate critically acclaimed editions of books, such as Walton's The Compleat Angler. In 1895, New met William Morris and began designing for the Kelmscott Press. He also taught drawing to T E Lawrence. In 1905, he began his drawings of the Oxford colleges, and spent the rest of his life working on the (sadly unfinished) project. In 1921 he exhibited at the first exhibition of the Society of Graphic Art. Sir Emery Walker FSA was an English engraver, photographer, and printer. He was very involved with the Arts and Crafts movement, a Master of the Art Workers' Guild, President of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society, a Trustee of the Wallace Collection, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He was also a close friend of William Morris. Walker's expertise and his collection of 16th-century typefaces inspired Morris to create the Kelmscott Press. In 1910, Walker photographed the notable Rice portrait of Jane Austen. He was knighted in 1930. Condition: very good; modern printing. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Wadham. -
G R T (Raymond Teane) Cowern (1913 - 1986)
Wadham College, Oxford from the South East before the completion of the new buildings (1952)
Lithograph 33 x 46 cm A 1953 lithograph of Wadham during the construction of the college's mid-century buildings. Cowern made his drawing of the quad in 1952 and it was reproduced a year later as a lithograph to be published in the "Oxford Almanack". The Oxford Almanack was an annual almanac published by the Oxford University Press for the University of Oxford from 1674 through 2019 (when printing sadly ceased due to "dwindling interest"). The almanac traditionally included engravings or lithographs of the University and information about the upcoming year. Other almanac artists have included James Basire, Michael Burghers, J. M. W. Turner, and John Piper. G R T Cowern was a British painter, illustrator, and accomplished draughtsman. He was elected a full member of the Royal Academy in 1968. Cowern joined the British Army during the Second World War and served as an intelligence officer and then as a Field Security Officer. Throughout his Army service, Cowern made numerous drawings of his experiences during training and in the Netherlands and Belgium. Several of these works were purchased by the War Artists' Advisory Committee and are now held by the Imperial War Museum in London. Cowern also worked for the Recording Britain project, painting and etching images of historic buildings at risk of destruction in Suffolk, Worcestershire, and Herefordshire. A number of these drawings are now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Condition: generally very good, a little discolouration to the paper, and a tear to the margin (which will be hidden under the mount). If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
W. H. Hill
Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford (1883)
Watercolour 23.7×32.5cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.ukor call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
after John Piper (1903 - 1992) View from the Upper Common Room, The Queen's College - Oxford Almanac 1972
Lithograph 68 x 49 cm A lithograph featuring Oxford's skyline, including the towers of All Souls and the Radcliffe Camera, set against a blustery Piper sky. Piper's painting was reproduced as a lithograph in 1972, to be published in the "Oxford Almanack". The Oxford Almanack was an annual almanac published by the Oxford University Press for the University of Oxford from 1674 through 2019 (when printing sadly ceased due to "dwindling interest"). The almanac traditionally included engravings or lithographs of the University and information about the upcoming year. Other almanac artists have included James Basire, Michael Burghers, J. M. W. Turner, and Michael Oelman. John Piper CH was an English painter, printmaker, and designer of stained-glass windows. His work often focused on the British landscape, especially churches and monuments, and included tapestry designs, book jackets, screen-prints, photography, fabrics and ceramics. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Queen's College, Oxford. -
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David Loggan (1634 - 1692)
Frontispiece to the Oxonia Illustrata (1675)
Engraving 38 x 24 cm The intricately engraved frontispiece to Loggan's 'Oxonia Illustrata', featuring cherubs bearing the volume's title on a banner and Minerva, goddess of wisdom, sitting before a panorama of Oxford's resplendent architecture. David Loggan's view of Oxford's medieval Divinity School, which was once the beating heart of theological studies at the University. Of particular interest here is the trompe l'oeil scroll of torn paper which frames the view. Loggan was born to English and Scottish parents, and was baptised in Danzig in 1634. After studying engraving in Danzig with Willem Hondius (1598-1652 or 1658), he moved to London in the late 1650s, going on to produce the engraved title-page for the folio 1662 Book of Common Prayer. He married in 1663 and moved to Nuffield in Oxfordshire in 1665. Loggan was appointed Public Sculptor to the nearby University of Oxford in the late 1660s, having been commissioned to produce bird’s-eye views of all the Oxford colleges. He lived in Holywell Street as he did this. The 'Oxonia Illustrata' was published in 1675, with the help of Robert White (1645-1704). Following its completion, Loggan began work on his equivalent work for Cambridge; the 'Cantabrigia Illustrata' was finally published in 1690, when he was made engraver to Cambridge University. The 'Oxonia Illustrata' also includes an engraving of Winchester College (Winchester and New College share William of Wykeham as their founder) whilst the 'Cantabrigia Illustrata' includes one of Eton College (which shares its founder, Henry VIII, with King’s College). Bird’s-eye views from this era required a particular talent as an architectural perspectivist; it was not until 1783 that it became possible for artists to ascend via hot air balloons and view the scenes they were depicting from above. Loggan thus had to rely on his imagination in conceiving the views. Loggan’s views constitute the first accurate depictions of the two Universities, in many ways unchanged today. Whilst the Oxford engravings were produced in reasonable numbers and ran to a second edition by Henry Overton (on thicker paper and with a plate number in Roman numerals in the bottom right-hand corner), those of Cambridge were printed in much smaller numbers. The Dutchman Pieter van der Aa published some miniature versions of the engravings for James Beverell’s guidebook to the UK, 'Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne' (circa 1708). The contemporary artist Andrew Ingamells (born 1956) has produced a highly-acclaimed series of etchings which bring Loggan’s original vision up to date. Condition: trimmed within platemark and mounted to board, otherwise in very good condition. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other general views of Oxford. -
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692)
The Divinity School, University of Oxford
Engraving (1727) 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Oxford's medieval Divinity School, which was once the beating heart of theological studies at the University. The scene is engraved by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsman, and painter. Of particular interest here is the trompe l'oeil piece of torn paper which frames the Divinity School view. Pieter van der Aa of Leiden was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He is noted for the many engravings he produced after David Loggan's series of Oxford and Cambridge colleges and costumes. In 1727 Van Der Aa illustrated "Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne & de L'Irelande" by James Beeverell, the book in which this engraving appears. Condition: a good impression. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Margaret Waller (1916 - 1997)
The Oxford University Botanic Garden
Watercolour 35 x 51 cm Signed lower left. A watercolour depicting the serenity of Oxford's Botanic Garden. Koi swim just below the surface of the round pond and the garden stretches into the distance through a pair of stone arches. Margaret Waller was a mid-century artist and Fellow of the Institute of Arts and Letters. Condition: generally good; a little spotting to the sky. 'FIAL' added to signature later. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other non-collegiate views of Oxford. -
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692)
The University of Oxford Botanic Garden (1727)
Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of one of Oxford's dreamiest spaces: the Botanic Garden, engraved by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsman, and painter. The University of Oxford Botanic Garden was founded in 1621 and is the oldest botanical garden in Great Britain. van der Aa's engraving focuses on its architectural qualities, with four features of the garden highlighted for their beauty, symmetry, and prowess of design. Of particular interest in this etching are the four trompe l'oeil pieces of gently curling paper which frame the gates of the garden. The Danby Gate (bottom left) at the front entrance to the garden is one of the three entrances designed by Nicholas Stone between 1632 and 1633. The gateway consists of three bays, each with a pediment; the niches contain statues of Charles I and Charles II in classical pose, and the niche in the the central pediment contains a bust of the Earl of Danby (hence the gate's name). Pieter van der Aa of Leiden was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He is noted for the many engravings he produced after David Loggan's series of Oxford and Cambridge colleges and costumes. In 1727 Van Der Aa illustrated "Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne & de L'Irelande" by James Beeverell, the book in which this engraving appears. Condition: a good impression. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
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Hugh Casson (1910 - 1999)
The Fellows' Garden, University College, Oxford (1991)
Lithograph 28 x 38 cm Signed, titled and dated in plate, and numbered 249/500 and signed lower right in pencil. Casson's view of University College's Fellows' Garden. Members of the College sit or stroll, books in hand. Sir Hugh Casson was educated at Eastbourne College; St John’s College, Cambridge; and the Bartlett School of Architecture. Trained in the 1930s in the early modernist style, he taught at the Cambridge School of Architecture. After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal Family, he undertook designs for the 1953 coronation, designed the interior of the Royal Yacht Britannia (“The overall idea was to give the impression of a country house at sea”), and taught the young Charles III to paint in watercolours. Amongst his architectural achievements are the Elephant House at London Zoo, the 1978 redevelopment of Bristol Docks, the Raised Faculty Building for The University of Cambridge, and a building for the Royal College of Art. He published a number of illustrated books, of which Casson’s Oxford and Casson’s Cambridge are probably the best known. A limited edition series of prints was produced from the paintings. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of University College, Oxford. -
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692)
University College, Oxford (1727)
Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of University College, Oxford, engraved by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsman, and painter. Pieter van der Aa of Leiden was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He is noted for the many engravings he produced after David Loggan's series of Oxford and Cambridge colleges and costumes. In 1727 Van Der Aa illustrated "Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne & de L'Irelande" by James Beeverell, the book in which this engraving appears. Condition: a good impression. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
David Loggan (1634 - 1692)
University College, Oxford (1675)
Engraving 29 x 40 cm Loggan's view of Univ from the 'Oxonia Illustrata'. Loggan was born to English and Scottish parents, and was baptised in Danzig in 1634. After studying engraving in Danzig with Willem Hondius (1598-1652 or 1658), he moved to London in the late 1650s, going on to produce the engraved title-page for the folio 1662 Book of Common Prayer. He married in 1663 and moved to Nuffield in Oxfordshire in 1665. Loggan was appointed Public Sculptor to the nearby University of Oxford in the late 1660s, having been commissioned to produce bird’s-eye views of all the Oxford colleges. He lived in Holywell Street as he did this. The 'Oxonia Illustrata' was published in 1675, with the help of Robert White (1645 - 1704). Following its completion, Loggan began work on his equivalent work for Cambridge; the 'Cantabrigia Illustrata' was finally published in 1690, when he was made engraver to Cambridge University. The 'Oxonia Illustrata' also includes an engraving of Winchester College (Winchester and New College share William of Wykeham as their founder) whilst the 'Cantabrigia Illustrata' includes one of Eton College (which shares its founder, Henry VIII, with King’s College). Bird’s-eye views from this era required a particular talent as an architectural perspectivist; it was not until 1783 that it became possible for artists to ascend via hot air balloons and view the scenes they were depicting from above. Loggan thus had to rely on his imagination in conceiving the views. Loggan’s views constitute the first accurate depictions of the two Universities, in many ways unchanged today. Whilst the Oxford engravings were produced in reasonable numbers and ran to a second edition by Henry Overton (on thicker paper and with a plate number in Roman numerals in the bottom right-hand corner), those of Cambridge were printed in much smaller numbers. The Dutchman Pieter van der Aa published some miniature versions of the engravings for James Beverell’s guidebook to the UK, 'Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne' (circa 1708). The contemporary artist Andrew Ingamells has produced a highly-acclaimed series of etchings which bring Loggan’s original vision up to date. Condition: generally very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692)
The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, University of Oxford (1727)
Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of the University Church, engraved by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsman, and painter. St Mary's was the first building of the University of Oxford and its parish consists almost exclusively of university and college buildings. Its eccentric Baroque porch, designed by Nicholas Stone, faces the High Street, and it boasts a spire which is claimed by some church historians to be one of the most beautiful in England. Radcliffe Square lies to the north and to the east is Catte Street. The 13th-century tower is open to the public and provides magnificent views across the heart of the historic university city, especially Radcliffe Square, the Radcliffe Camera, Brasenose College, and All Souls College. Of particular interest here is the trompe l'oeil piece of gently torn paper which frames the view of the church. Pieter van der Aa of Leiden was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He is noted for the many engravings he produced after David Loggan's series of Oxford and Cambridge colleges and costumes. In 1727 Van Der Aa illustrated "Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne & de L'Irelande" by James Beeverell, the book in which this engraving appears. Condition: a good impression. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
John Doyle (born 1928)
Trinity College, Oxford
Watercolour 24 x 46 cm Signed lower left. Doyle's striking portrayal of Trinity's architecture, complete with undergraduates variously strolling, sitting, and reading in the foreground. Afternoon sun slants over the immaculately mown lawns. John Doyle was born in London and works in watercolours, pastels, and oils. He studied at the Maidstone School of Art in his 30s, later showing at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Much of his work focuses on landscape and architecture; he has produced a series of views of Oxford and its colleges. Condition: excellent. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more views of Trinity College, Oxford. -
Hugh Casson (1910 - 1999)
Trinity College, Oxford (1990)
Watercolour 20 x 33 cm (38 x 50 cm framed) Casson's marvellous watercolour of Trinity and its perfectly manicured lawns, adorned with strolling undergraduates. Sir Hugh Casson was educated at Eastbourne College; St John’s College, Cambridge; and the Bartlett School of Architecture. Trained in the 1930s in the early modernist style, he taught at the Cambridge School of Architecture. After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal Family, he undertook designs for the 1953 coronation, designed the interior of the Royal Yacht Britannia (“The overall idea was to give the impression of a country house at sea”), and taught the young Charles III to paint in watercolours. Amongst his architectural achievements are the Elephant House at London Zoo, the 1978 redevelopment of Bristol Docks, the Raised Staff Building for The University of Cambridge, and a building for the Royal College of Art. He published a number of illustrated books, of which Casson’s Oxford and Casson’s Cambridge are probably the best known. A limited edition series of prints was produced from the paintings. Condition: excellent. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Trinity College, Oxford. -
Richard Beer (1928 - 2017)
Trinity College, Oxford (1964 / 65)
Etching and aquatint 42.5 x 58 cm Numbered 27 / 100. Published by Editions Alecto. A copy of this print, owned by the Government Art Collection, is currently in the British Embassy in Saudi Arabia. Richard Beer was a painter and printmaker who focused on architecture and landscapes. He studied at the Slade School of Art from 1945 to 1950 and then studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris on a French Government Scholarship. He then worked and studied at Atelier 17, an art school and studio run by the artist Stanley William Hayter (arguably one of the most significant printmakers of the 20th century). The atelier was highly influential in the study and promotion of 20th-century printmaking, and it was here that Beer developed his etching skills. Beer then went on to work for the Royal Ballet choreographer John Cranko, designing the sets and costumes for "The Lady and the Fool" at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. He also produced several book illustrations and book jacket designs. Beer taught printmaking at the Chelsea School of Art for 40 years and was also a founding member of the Printmakers' Council. He travelled widely through Italy, France, Spain, and Morocco, sketching prolifically and painting rural and architectural landscapes. Beer would then make etchings and paintings in his Primrose Hill studio, inspired by the landscapes he had sketched and seen while travelling. Probably his greatest work was a collaboration with John Betjeman to produce a portfolio of prints of ten Wren Churches in the City of London for Editions Alecto, copies of which are in The Government Art Collection. That collection contains a total of 54 prints by Beer, and the Tate Gallery’s collection holds another seven. His series of Oxford architectural engravings was also produced for Editions Alecto, as was a series of predominantly architectural views in Southern Europe. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Trinity College, Oxford. -
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692)
Trinity College, Oxford (1727)
Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Trinity College, engraved by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsman, and painter who specialised in engravings of Oxford and Cambridge. Pieter van der Aa of Leiden was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He is noted for the many engravings he produced after David Loggan's series of Oxford and Cambridge colleges and costumes. In 1727 Van Der Aa illustrated "Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne & de L'Irelande" by James Beeverell, the book in which this engraving appears. Condition: a good impression. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
David Loggan (1634 - 1692)
Trinity College, Oxford (1705)
Engraving 32 x 41 cm Loggan's view of Trinity from the second edition of the 'Oxonia Illustrata'. Loggan was born to English and Scottish parents, and was baptised in Danzig in 1634. After studying engraving in Danzig with Willem Hondius (1598-1652 or 1658), he moved to London in the late 1650s, going on to produce the engraved title-page for the folio 1662 Book of Common Prayer. He married in 1663 and moved to Nuffield in Oxfordshire in 1665. Loggan was appointed Public Sculptor to the nearby University of Oxford in the late 1660s, having been commissioned to produce bird’s-eye views of all the Oxford colleges. He lived in Holywell Street as he did this. The 'Oxonia Illustrata' was published in 1675, with the help of Robert White (1645 - 1704). Following its completion, Loggan began work on his equivalent work for Cambridge; the 'Cantabrigia Illustrata' was finally published in 1690, when he was made engraver to Cambridge University. The 'Oxonia Illustrata' also includes an engraving of Winchester College (Winchester and New College share William of Wykeham as their founder) whilst the 'Cantabrigia Illustrata' includes one of Eton College (which shares its founder, Henry VIII, with King’s College). Bird’s-eye views from this era required a particular talent as an architectural perspectivist; it was not until 1783 that it became possible for artists to ascend via hot air balloons and view the scenes they were depicting from above. Loggan thus had to rely on his imagination in conceiving the views. Loggan’s views constitute the first accurate depictions of the two Universities, in many ways unchanged today. Whilst the Oxford engravings were produced in reasonable numbers and ran to a second edition by Henry Overton (on thicker paper and with a plate number in Roman numerals in the bottom right-hand corner), those of Cambridge were printed in much smaller numbers. The Dutchman Pieter van der Aa published some miniature versions of the engravings for James Beverell’s guidebook to the UK, 'Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne' (circa 1708). The contemporary artist Andrew Ingamells has produced a highly-acclaimed series of etchings which bring Loggan’s original vision up to date. Condition: generally very good; second edition. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Engraving of architect showing plans of Trinity College Oxford and its chapel, behind larger elevation of Garden (early 18th Century)
Hand coloured engraving, anoymous 36.5 x 47.5 cm Rare - we have been unable to identify another copy of this print. The architect pictured has been suggested to be Henry Aldrich who designed the chapel at Trinity College, hence seen here with the plans thereof. The figures stand before the buildings of the Garden Quadrangle, built by Christopher Wren. Aldrich was Canon and Dean of Christ Church, Oxford. As well as a polymath and composer, he was a prolific architect working in the Palladian style, writing 'Elemena Architectuae Civilis' (1789) and designing Peckwater Quadrangle at Christ Church (1707-14). Condition:Generally good with some spotting and slight overall toning. Trimmed to just within platemark at top and bottom. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692)
The Sheldonian Theatre, University of Oxford (1727)
Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Oxford's marvellous Sheldonian Theatre, engraved by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsman, and painter. Christopher Wren designed the building and it was constructed between 1664 and 1669; it takes its name from Gilbert Sheldon, chancellor of the University at the time and the Theatre's main financial backer. Pieter van der Aa of Leiden was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He is noted for the many engravings he produced after David Loggan's series of Oxford and Cambridge colleges and costumes. In 1727 Van Der Aa illustrated "Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne & de L'Irelande" by James Beeverell, the book in which this engraving appears. Condition: a good impression. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
