New College (from the west)
Engraved area: 41.5 x 34cmPaper size: 55 x 38cm
£195.00
College of Saint Mary de Winton. or NEW COLLEGE, Oxford, from the West, AD 1907. Founded by William of Wykeham, AD 1379
Originally published in 1907, this is a photo-engraving [i.e. printed from a metal plate], made from a 1907 original. It was printed by hand on an Albion hand-press, on acid-free laid paper.
This is an excellent copy, never mounted or framed, of an Edmund Hort New view of New College, from the WestCollege.
New was born in Evesham in 1871, moved to Oxford in 1905, and died there in 1931.
He was heavily influenced by the Arts & Crafts Movement, especially A.J.Gaskin and William Morris, and became a master of pen & ink drawing.
