The Celebration of the 4th June at Eton
after William Evans (Eton 1798 - Eton 1877)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1837
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
340 x 482 mm
Place of origin
Eton
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515633
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Celebration of the 4th June at Eton after William Evans (of Eton) (Eton 1798 - Eton 1877, engraved C.J. Lewis 1837. Numerous figures by and in boats on river in foreground, Windsor beyond, barge flying standard centre foreground. Gilt frame, labelled 'The Celebration of 4th June at Eton. William Evans 1797-1877. From the Collection of J.H. Smyth Pigott of Brockley Hall. Engraved by C.J. Lewis 1837 and dedicated by permission to HRH Prince George of Cambridge'.
Provenance
Collection of J.H. Smyth Pigott of Brockley Hall; bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Credit line
Anglesey Abbey, The Fairhaven Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
after William Evans (Eton 1798 - Eton 1877), artist