Back to School
H. W. Macdonald
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Photographic paper, Wood
Measurements
148 x 202 mm
Place of origin
Eton
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 881923
Summary
Photograph, Back to School by H. W. Macdonald (photographer) Eton. - Framed sepia photograph known as 'Back to School' showing a photograph of an open carriage drawn by horse, standing outside the entrance of a large ivy clad building, Eton. The carriage is piled with trunks with two young men sitting on the back seat. Could the driver possibly be the Hon. Tommy Agar-Robartes, later Captain the Hon. Tommy Agar-Robartes, 1880-1915, wearing a false beard? Two other young men are hidden by the carriage. c.1899 Photograph numbered LAN.PH.5197 as all photographs have individual PH numbers. See also LAN.PH.1497.24
Provenance
acquired during transfer of the house to the National Trust
Marks and inscriptions
(on backing of frame) MACDONALD/FRAME MAKER/ AND /PHOTOGRAPHER/ ETON
Makers and roles
H. W. Macdonald, framemaker H. W. Macdonald, photographer