Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 5

George Pyne
St John’s College, Cambridge Old Chapel watercolour by George Pyne

1850

About the Item

To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, including others by George Pyne, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. George Pyne (1800 - 1884) St John’s College, Cambridge Old Chapel Watercolour 35 x 23 cm A view of the Old Chapel of St John’s College, Cambridge before its demolition. In 1861, the Fellows of St John’s agreed to mark the seven hundredth jubilee of their college by building a new chapel. Sir George Gilbert Scott was appointed to carry out the work, and Dr James Wood (a previous Master of the college) bequeathed the huge sum of £20,000 for the purpose of the new chapel. George Pyne was related to two founders of the Society of Painters in Watercolours – William Henry Pyne was his father, and John Varley his father-in-law. Pyne trained as an architectural draughtsman and lived in Oxford from the 1850s until his death in 1884, specialising in views of the city and its colleges. His Oxford pictures are both architecturally-minded and romantically creative, often combining intensely detailed depictions of college buildings with imagined pedestrian scenes. Pyne was also noted for his views of Cambridge and Eton, and for his drawing manuals ‘A Rudimentary and Practical Treatise on Perspective for Beginners’ (1848) and ‘Practical Rules on Drawing for the Operative Builder, and Young Student in Architecture’ (1854); the latter texts offer an insight into his method of depicting architecture and its surroundings.
  • Creator:
    George Pyne (1800 - 1884, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1850
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)Width: 9.45 in (24 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very good.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU79534393202
More From This SellerView All
  • St John's College, Cambridge Kitchen Bridge watercolour by Christopher Wren
    Located in London, GB
    To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. The Wren Bridge, St John's College, Cambridge Engraving 35 x 24 cm Signed as a cypher lower right. A 1911 watercolour of St John's College's Wren Bridge, also known as the Kitchen Bridge. There had been a wooden bridge in this location since the early days of the medieval Hospital of St John the Evangelist. Christopher Wren...
    Category

    1910s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Watercolor

  • Queen's College, Oxford watercolour by Bernard Cecil Gotch
    By Bernard Cecil Gotch
    Located in London, GB
    To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge , particularly suitable for wedding and graduation presents, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. Bernard Cecil Gotch (1876 - 1964) Queen's College, Oxford Watercolour 28 x 39 cm (51 x 64 cm framed) Signed lower right. Queen's College in all its leafy glory. The dreaming spires of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, the Radcliffe Camera, and All Souls peek over the quad. Bernard Cecil Gotch was a Winchester-born artist who is best known for his atmospheric watercolours of Britain's towns and cities (most notably Oxford). He moved to Oxford in 1927, painting many watercolours of the interiors and exteriors of Oxford’s many buildings. His works concentrate on the grand exteriors and interiors of the University's colleges, and he exhibited frequently - including an exhibition every term at Oriel College. His first notable commission was for the publisher Methuen, illustrating 'A Shepherd’s Life' by W H Hudson...
    Category

    20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Watercolor

  • Oxford's skyline Dreaming Spires watercolour by Ken Messer
    By Ken Messer
    Located in London, GB
    To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. Ken Messer (1931 - 2018) Dreaming Spires Watercolour 30 x 38 cm Signed lower left. Oxford's skyline, including the Radcliffe Camera...
    Category

    Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Watercolor

  • The Mathematical Bridge, Queens' College, Cambridge River Cam watercolour
    Located in London, GB
    To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. The Mathematical Bridge, Queens' College, Cambridge Watercolour 27 x 18 cm A delightful watercolour of Cambridge's famous Mathematical Bridge. Figures punt under the bridge and the buildings of Queens are reflected in the serene waters of the River Cam...
    Category

    20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Watercolor

  • Llangollen Bridge, Wales c. 1800 Georgian monochrome Watercolour
    Located in London, GB
    To see our other views and maps of England, Wales and Scotland - including London, Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from th...
    Category

    Early 19th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Ink, Watercolor

  • F F Hoyland Balliol College Oxford watercolour, 1880
    Located in London, GB
    To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. F F...
    Category

    1880s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Watercolor

You May Also Like
  • Shady hollow way - Into the heart of the forest -
    By Hans Dvoràk
    Located in Berlin, DE
    Hans Dvořák (19th century). Shady hollow way in a sunny forest. Watercolour and pen-and-ink drawing, 58.5 x 43 cm (visible size), 70 x 55.5 cm (frame), signed and dated "Hans Dvořák ...
    Category

    1880s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Watercolor

  • High Moorland Landscape in the fog - The world as a transcendent phenomenon -
    Located in Berlin, DE
    Charles Edward Brittan Jr (1870 Plymouth - 1949). High moor landscape in the fog. Gouache, signed at lower left "Charles E. Brittan", 18 x 34.5 cm (passepartout), 45 x 62 cm (frame)....
    Category

    Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Watercolor

  • Mount Posillipo Near the Tomb of Virgil, Naples, 1779
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    Jean-Claude-Richard de Saint Non (French, 1727-1791) Mount Posillipo Near the Tomb of Virgil, Naples, 1779 Watercolor on paper, 15 x 20 inches Inscribed on verso: (in pencil) "l ' A...
    Category

    1770s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Watercolor, Paper

  • Village of Lekkerkerk on the River Lek: a 18th century dutch watercolor
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    Nicolaes Wicart (Dutch, 1748-1815) Village of Lekkerkerk on the River Lek Watercolor on paper, 8 x 12 inches (sight) Signed at lower left: "Wicart" Inscribed in ink on verso: "4 Dorp...
    Category

    Late 18th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper, Watercolor

  • The Chestnut Vendor: an early 20th century Italian watercolor signed A.Mattolini
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    A. Mattolini (Italian, early twentieth century) The Chestnut Vendor Watercolor on paper, 12 3/4 X 9 inches Signed at lower left: “A Mattolini”
    Category

    Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Watercolor, Paper

  • Watercolor of Atlantic City Beach with Lucy the Elephant By E.D. Lewis
    By Edmund Darch Lewis
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835–1910) Atlantic City Beach Scene with Elephant, 1884 Watercolor on grey paper, 8 x 18 1/2 inches(sight); Framed: 16 x 26 inches This view of the beach near Atlantic City features Lucy the Elephant...
    Category

    1880s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper, Gouache, Watercolor

Recently Viewed

View All