| Method | Aquatint with hand colouring |
| Artist | W. Stack after William Turner |
| Published | c. 1830 |
| Dimensions | Image 285 x 487 mm, Plate 360 x 550 mm, Sheet 410 x 615 mm |
| Notes |
A scarce, separately published, print showing a scene of an Oxford college eight-oars rowing on the Isis. At the centre of the scene is the boat on the water, eight rowers arms stretched forward holding their oars, and the cox seated on the right. In the background the edge of Christ Church meadow can be seen, a large group of trees at the centre. To the left in the distance Tom Tower at Christ Church can be seen, with the tower of Magdalen College to the distance on the right. This print has been inscribed in pencil beneath image as the 'Balliol Boat' although this is uncertain. Between approximately 1830 and 1840, several untitled plates of Oxford college eight-oars on the Isis were created, presenting challenges in identification. To add to the complexity, it seems that some plates were altered to represent different colleges by modifying the colours of the oarsmen's uniforms. Distinctive features of this variation, sometimes called "The Oxford Boat in 1829", include a prominent cluster of trees situated centrally on the far bank, alongside a stretch of vegetation positioned midway along the near bank. This work is after an attributed to William Turner of Oxford water-colour. Turner produced at least two water-colours in the 1820's of Eights on the Isis, possibly part of a series. Both existing water-colours are reminiscent of this aquatint. William Turner (1789-1862), commonly called William Turner of Oxford to differentiate him from his more famous contemporary Joseph Mallord William Turner, was an Oxfordshire painter and artist, best known for his watercolours of Oxford and the surrounding countryside. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1807, and was a prominent member of the watercolour society. He studied drawing under the artist and printmaker William Delamotte, and was also a pupil of John Varley. W. Stack (fl 1820's-1850's) was a British printmaker specialising in aquatints. Thomas E. Weil, pl. 92, p. 46. Condition: Small repaired puncture to water area below boat. Some spots of foxing to sheet. Small spots of wear to left of image. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £1,500.00 |
| Stock ID | 53355 |