Photographs 1842-61
Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography
WILLIAM JOHN THOMS (1803-85)
The Clock Tower, Eton College
c. 1860Albumen print | 18.6 x 23.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2932771
Photograph of the early 16th-century Clock Tower in School Yard, Eton College. The clock is set into a gateway of the schoolyard and is flanked by polygonal turrets. In the middle ground, on the right, stands a statue of the college's founder, King Henry VI (1421-71) wearing Garter robes set on a plinth surrounded by iron railings. A single male figure, with his right hand on his hip, stands in front of the statue looking up.
Creator(s)
William John Thoms (1803-85) (photographer)
18.6 x 23.5 cm (image)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Plastic arts
- Sculpture
- Statues
- Sculpture
- Architecture
- Buildings for educational, scientific & cultural purposes
- Colleges
- Buildings for educational, scientific & cultural purposes
- Plastic arts
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Precision mechanisms & instruments
- Horology (Watch & clock making)
- Clocks
- Horology (Watch & clock making)
- Precision mechanisms & instruments
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Berkshire [England]
- Eton [Berkshire]
- Eton College Chapel [Eton]
- Eton [Berkshire]
- Berkshire [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
