Oxford University sketches and caricatures

Title

Oxford University sketches and caricatures

Shelfmark

MS. Top. Oxon. b. 92

Summary

Sketches of (fols. 2-12) academical costumes by Thomas Uwins, followed by (fols. 13-21) the Nine Muses and (fols. 24-30) caricatures by O. R. Dawson of fellows of Corpus Christi College in about 1890-1894 and (fols. 31 and 49-50) other sketches of University life and (fols. 61-63) of ladies' dress from 1862, ?1865 [ii + 76 leaves (fol. 24 appears twice)]:

(image 1) Pen cartoon drawing of "College Life" by Cuthbert Bede, n.d.

(image 2) Pencil drawing of dons in academic dress, unsigned, n.d.

(image 3) Pencil drawing of a don in academic dress, unsigned, n.d.

(image 4) Pencil and watercolour sketch of a Doctor of Physic by Pegge, n.d.

(image 5) Pencil and watercolour sketch of a Doctor of Physic by Pegge, n.d.

(image 6) Pencil and watercolour sketch of Doctor in Divinity by W. Landon, n.d.

(image 7) Pencil and watercolour sketch of Master of Arts [Professor Coupbeane], unsigned, n.d.

(image 8) Pencil and watercolour sketch of a Nobleman (the Duke of Dorset), unsigned, n.d.

(image 9) Pencil sketch of a "Gentleman Commoner", unsigned, n.d.

(image 10) Pencil sketch of a Commoner [J. Townsend?], unsigned, n.d.

(image 11) Pencil and watercolour sketch of a Scholar, unsigned, n.d.

(image 12) Pencil sketch of a Bachelor of Arts [Margrave Westminster], unsigned, n.d.

(image 13) Pencil sketch of an antique plaster cast of the muse Thalia, unsigned, n.d.

(image 14) Pencil sketch of an antique plaster cast of the muse Polyhymnia, unsigned, n.d.

(image 15) Pencil sketch of an antique plaster cast of the muse Calliope, unsigned, n.d.

(image 16) Pencil sketch of an antique plaster cast of the muse Cleo, unsigned, n.d.

(image 17) Pencil sketch of an antique plaster cast of the muse Erato, unsigned, n.d.

(image 18) Pencil sketch of an antique plaster cast of the muse Urania, unsigned, n.d.

(image 19) Pencil sketch of an antique plaster cast of the muse Euterpe, unsigned, n.d.

(images 20-21) Pencil sketches of an antique plaster cast of the muse Melpomene, unsigned, n.d.

There are no images 22 and 23

(image 24a) Oil pastel drawing of a Master of Arts [J. Case?] by P. R. Dawson, n.d.

(image 24b) Oil pastel drawing of a don [Shield?] by P. R. Dawson, n.d.

(image 25) Oil pastel drawing of a Master of Arts [G.B.Grundy], by P. R. Dawson, n.d.

(image 26) Oil pastel drawing of a don [Ellis?], by P. R. Dawson, n.d.

(image 27) Oil pastel of a don [Schiller] by P. R. Dawson, n.d.

(image 28) Oil pastel of a don [Plummer] by P. R. Dawson, n.d.

(image 29) Oil pastel of a don [A. Sidgewick] by P. R. Dawson, n.d.

(image 30) Oil pastel of a don [Peele] by P. R. Dawson, n.d.

(image 31) Ink sketch of Oxford dons, unsigned, n.d.

There are no images 32 to 48

(image 49) Pen drawing of The Reverend Philip Bliss, D.C.L. Registrar of the University of Oxford, unsigned, n.d. [based on an original sketch by Cuthbert Bede]

(image 50) Etching of a cartoon "The College Dean" by Cuthbert Bede, n.d.

There are no images 50 to 60

(image 61) Coloured engraving of Victorian ladies by E. Gourdon, n.d.

(image 62) Coloured engraving of ladies clothes advertisement by A. Carrache, 1862

(image 63) Watercolour of a Victorian lady by E. Mille, n.d.

Associated place

Oxford | Oxfordshire | SP 5106

Date

c. 1890-c. 1906

Language

English

Physical extent

1 volume

Acquisition

This volume was made up from the Manning bequest and donations from Falconer Madan etc. Fol. 129 (picture 204) was purchased by the Bodleian in 1890 but has (possibly mistakenly) the Percy Manning bequest stamp.