The Sheldonian Theatre and Printing House, Oxford

細節

Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)
The Sheldonian Theatre and Printing House, Oxford
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour
8 5/8 x 12¼ in. (22 x 31.2 cm.)

來源

Lucius J. Knowles.
E. Love, Tyrone Farm, Pomfret.
with Arthur Ackermann and Son, Chicago.
Leverhulme Sale; Anderson, New York, 2-4 March 1926, lot 281.

注意事項

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拍品專文

The Sheldonian Theatre was erected in 1664-8 to a design by Sir Christopher Wren, from funds donated by Gilbert Sheldon. Its purpose is to provide a secular venue for University meeting and public ceremonies. The destinctive heads looking into Broad Street continue the Roman theme upon which the Sheldonian is built.