Costumes of the University of Oxford
Aquatint Etching
1822 (made)
1822 (made)
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Hand-coloured aquatint etching of the costumes of the University of Oxford, depicting 15 men in five groups of three, and the different robes or gowns appropriate to their position, beginning with the Vice Chancellor and a Yeoman, followed by the gowns of the gentlemen and noblemen, the Doctors in Civil Law and Divinity, the Batchelors of Civil Law and the Arts, and finally the young scholars and the common robes of an entry level student. They all wear mortarboards and pose before a landscape of the city, with spires and domes rising above the trees in the background. Lettered with title, descriptive notes, and artist's names.
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Title | Costumes of the University of Oxford (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured aquatint etching |
Brief description | Hand-coloured aquatint etching of the costumes of the University of Oxford, by J.Baker after a drawing by N. Whittock. Great Britain, 1822. |
Physical description | Hand-coloured aquatint etching of the costumes of the University of Oxford, depicting 15 men in five groups of three, and the different robes or gowns appropriate to their position, beginning with the Vice Chancellor and a Yeoman, followed by the gowns of the gentlemen and noblemen, the Doctors in Civil Law and Divinity, the Batchelors of Civil Law and the Arts, and finally the young scholars and the common robes of an entry level student. They all wear mortarboards and pose before a landscape of the city, with spires and domes rising above the trees in the background. Lettered with title, descriptive notes, and artist's names. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Drawn by N. Whittock, High Street, Oxford. Engraved by J. Baker, 2, Leigh Street, Red Lion Sq., London. |
Credit line | Given by Mr Arthur Laws |
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Accession number | E.369-1943 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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