Hermione Hammond
Magdalen College, New Buildings from the North

Lithograph
36 x 48 cm
1958

A lithograph of Magdalen College, Oxford, based on a drawing by Hermione Hammond.

Hammond’s drawing was reproduced as a lithograph in 1958, 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.

Hermione Hammond (1910–2005) was a British painter best known for her striking depictions of London during and after the Blitz. Trained at the Royal College of Art and the Slade School, Hammond developed a classical style influenced by Renaissance art and modern British realism. Her meticulous war-time paintings, capturing the devastation and resilience of the city, earned widespread acclaim and remain key historical records. Throughout her career, she exhibited widely and received numerous commissions, balancing architectural precision with emotional depth. Hammond’s legacy endures as a powerful visual chronicle of 20th-century Britain.

Condition: Generally very good.

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