LI O N E L C U ST SURVEY OR OF THE K ING ’S PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART L O N D O N IN MEMORIAM IACOBI IOHANNIS HORNBY V . O . O . DIGNISSIMI NVPER PR/EPOSITI OLI M MAGISTRI IN FORMATORIS ETONE NSIVM ETON EN SISSIMI HVNC LIBRVM CONDITOR ET EDITORES IPSI ETON E NSES DICAVERVNT MCMIX. P R E F A C E HE fo l l o wi n g Cata l ogue o f Po rtraits at Eton Co ll e ge T has b e e n c ompil ed with the c on sent and a ssista nce o f the r ost the i e - ro ost an d the rsar P o v , V c P v , Bu of the Co l l e ge . h a Dr . orn t e te r s ha H by, l P o v o t, d himse lf been fo r some ears e n a e d u on a cata o ue o f h a i y g g p l g t e portr ts , and a e his e i n h i sa f h kindly p l c d c o l l ct o s at t e d s po l o t e c o mpi l er. T o the dee re re t o f the com i e r a n d the u i p g p l p bl she rs , r rn did n o i m e i n D . Ho by t l v e to see the c o pl t o o f a work h ha a n in which e d t ke s o m u ch i nterest, and to whi ch he r n had l e nt so muc h pe so na l assista ce . On e o f the first to draw atte ntio n to the great artistic - h r . arr va lue of t e portraits was M s W e Co rnish , wife o f ‘ - n i u is e d i n h a M a the Vic e Pro v ost, i an art cl e p bl h t e P l l l l ’ M agaz i n e for August l 900. Re fere n c e has bee n made to the continuous serie s o f c Lis n h n ra n - oo s n r Eto n S hoo l ts , a d t e E t c e b k , ow p ese rv e d i n he C e e Li ar h a m s e in arran e d in h t o l l g br y , t e n e b g g t e Catalo gue as far a s possible a cc o rdin g to the dates in the n ra n - A i du E t c e boo ks . s pe cia l re cogn itio n s e to the Li sts a n d ot e r is ri a m a n h h to c l atter, re c e ntly e dite d d publishe d by M r Ric - . ard Au a r i n a di i h ste n Le igh . These e d t o n to the ‘ ’ istor of ton r n r - L o e e Si e C . M a e H y E C ll g , by H y xw ll yte , whi ch stil l re mains the stan dard w ork o f re fere nce u on t is interestin p h g su bj e ct. The photographs h a v e been take n in e very c ase by M r . a ter Lon e ur an h a s a W l gl y Bo ke , d t e pl te h v e bee n pre pare d the ine Ar L by F t Pu bl ishin g Compa n y , imite d . L h ‘ l 5 u i fl ‘. e (o a C O N T E N T S PREFACE LIST OF PLATES INTRODUCTION CATALOGUE OF PORTRAITS INDEX OF PORTRAITS INDEX OF PAINTERS L I S T O F P L AT E S s m Fox Ho n. Charle Ja es n n D m r is o nt Ossul sto n Ho . Jo h a e , V c u , R rt r Hild ard i i m r obe Da cy y , W ll a Bake Duke of G ordon Sir J. Reynolds Hon i i r l . W ll am Ward S i J. Reyno ds E r of D rn a l a ley Si r J. Reynolds r n is ss t F a c Ba e S ir J. Reynolds E r f r is ack a l o Ca l le J son after S i r J. Reynolds n nr rd Ho . He y Ho wa Allan Ra msay iscount Do n V w e T. Gai nsborough M ar ss of r n u h que G a by T. Gai nsboro g m o n r s M n r Willia Y u g, Cha le ay a d, Henry r h u Fe the sto n a gh, George N orborne Vincent William Wy ndham Grenville Visco unt Wellesley Charles G rey Samuel Whitbread William Henry Lambton om s l R l i i m rt ri Th a Wal ace, a ph W ll a Ca w ght, Charles Edmonstone, Charles M oss William Tighe n im son Hon. or in is o nt XVI . Jo h S p , Ge ge K g, V c u r m Ed rd m r n B o e , wa Cha be lay e Henr y W oodcock Richard S tau nto n Sitwell Wilmot n d ri r Ho . Fre e ck I by Visco unt M idleton Henry Bosanquet ord o XIX. L H lland is o nt Lo ain r T om V c u v e, James Dup e, h as r n nd is Hon. Ri rd i F a kla Lew , cha Nev lle Hon D r . up e Alexander Hon . r s m ra e Cha le Pelha , E ar l Waldeg v , or D i in n s Ho ner H ace av s, Valent e Jo e J. pp E T‘ O N C O L L E G E P O R T R A I T S i m Ro l nd r il i m r XXIII. Will a Henry w a I by, W l a O d, is o nt Milton Robert Lato uche, V c u nr l m XXIV. He y Hal a i Hon. or r rt Earl ofDalke th, Henry Ge ge He be r Do s Hon. Cha les ugla s Hon . Archi bald Do ugla H n i i m r rt o . W ll a He be E r ofT r n om s Assheton mit Hon H VII. a l y o e, T h a S h, . i i m nr George Ho lro yd, W ll a He y Blaauw V Hon Hon or d r ha ndler XX III . George Irby, . Ge ge e G ey J. W. C ’ ill ea Ho n. Charles O N e P . J n n handl Paul Methue J. W. C er h XXIX. Felto n E lwell Hervey T. Heap y Visco unt M ilton Hon. Edward Clive James Lawrell J. Russell Vis c ou nt Clifton E r r r ir Arsco tt a l Pe cy, Hon. Hugh Pe cy, S M o s r E m n P ollexfen star le wo th , d u d Ba d D C . Hon Ed rd osc n nd ord r m J. O ie XII . wa B awe , Sa f G aha p Sir i o r r n i r M A hee N ch las Colthu st, Robe t S o w S . S Hon i m i r a c . Will a Legge S T. L wren e is o nt t n T o m s nt ort V c u S a ley, h a We w h Beau mon Ric ard l s Edm nd n tr i r T Lawrence t, h We le ley, u A obus S . r Ha t Davis Si r T. La wrence Sir George Rich ard Phi lips M r s Lonsda le a que s of Downshire J. larke Wilbraham Egerton T. C i Oliver W lliam M o unt A. J. V . E r of i Lawrence XXX II a l Breck no ck S r T. H n Ri ce a i o . chard Penn Curzon Un rt n Ar thur Henry H allam Uncerta i n ‘ Hon E . dward Geofirey Stanley Hon. E rd i i wren dwa Cl ve S r T. La ce T o i s he ph lu J o hn Metcalfe, Charles T heophi lus M t e calfe J. J. Mas queri er Duke of Leins ter Hon . o n Ro r n n i a t J h be t To w s he d S r G. H y er Sir o n M ord un i n ir J h a t, John W cke s, S Staford ort t N hco e, T h omas The ll usson Carter Margaret Carpenter I N T R O D U C T I O N I N T R O D U C T I O N i t at of the man t ousan d n i T is poss bl e h y h Eto a ns , who s i assi n s m ha v e passe d, or are t l l p g, o e o f the ha p p iest as n fe days o f their li v es Eto boys , w ha v e bee n aware of the w o n derfu l c o l l e ction of portraits of bygo n e Eton ians ’ prese rv ed i n the Pro v ost s Lo dge a nd the adj oi n i n g apartme nts n h ma n es s wh f r n r o f the Co l l e ge .