George Pyne 1800-1884

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Description

George Pyne
A group of views of Christchurch College, Oxford
watercolour over pencil heightened with touches of bodycolour, with part of the college crest on the mount

including Tom Tower from St Aldgates Street, Tom Quad, Peckwater Quad, Canterbury Quad and a view of the Deanery and Fell's Arch

five, framed as one

Catalogue Note

The crest on the mount of the present drawings are part of the arms of Cardinal Wolsey and those adopted by Christ Church College in memory of its founder. Here, two Cornish choughs hang from a Bishop's hat representing Christ Church's unique dual role as a college of the University and the cathedral of the diocese of Oxford