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Bacon Faced Fellows of Brazen Nose, Broke Loose, 26 Feburary 1811

 Item — Box: LF100 Box 1
Reference code: LF100/51
Bacon Faced Fellows of Brazen Nose, Broke Loose, 26 Feburary 1811
Bacon Faced Fellows of Brazen Nose, Broke Loose, 26 Feburary 1811

Scope and Contents

A hand-coloured print of college dons from Brasenose College, Oxford, wearing their caps and gowns issuing from a doorway on the left. The party walk underneath an archway with a gargoyle above the centre of the arch. On the right, one of the party having broken away from the group (the Vice Chancellor?), enters a doorway closely followed by a young woman carrying a basket of fruit which garners the attention of fellow members of the University. Inscribed in the plate: '59 / Pubd Feby 26 1811 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside Price one shilling / Rowlandson Del'. Description from Royal Collection Trust.

Dates

  • Creation: 26 Feburary 1811

Conditions Governing Access

Physical item available by appointment in our Reading Room

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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