Limoges workshop, c. 1200 [AS179]
Crucifix, France, c. 1200
Enamelled and gilded copper (H. 28.5 cm, W.17 cm)
Provenance: Given to Winchester College in 1964 by Mrs M.R. Ruffer, in memory of M.E. Ruffer (OW, 1904-08) Location: Treasury, Gallery 1
British School, 14th century [AS169]
Misericord, c. 1393-94
Carved oak (H. 28 cm, W. 65 cm))
Misericords are narrow ledges on the undersides of wooden seats in the choir of a church. When turned up, they allowed monks and [...]
British School, 14th century [AS128]
Virgin and Child, 1393-94
Limestone with traces of coloured pigment (H. 180 cm)
Literature: J. Milner, The history, civil and ecclesiastical, & survey of the antiquities of Winchester (Winchester, 1801), p. [...]
British School, 14th century [AS132]
William of Wykeham in Prayer, 1393-94
Limestone with traces of coloured pigment (H. 145 cm)
Literature: Winchester College Archaeological Society, Winchester College: Its history, buildings and customs (Winchester, 1926), p. [...]
British School, 14th century [AS131]
Virgin and Child, 1393-94
Limestone with traces of coloured pigment (H. 180 cm)
Literature: J. Milner, The history, civil and ecclesiastical, & survey of the antiquities of Winchester (Winchester, 1801), p. 117; [...]
British School, 14th Century [AS127a]
Angel of the Annunciation, 1393-94
Limestone with traces of coloured pigment (H. 180 cm)
This figure of the archangel Gabriel was originally placed over Middle Gate at the entrance to Chamber Court. It stood alongside [...]
British School, 14th century [AS130]
Angel of the Annunciation, 1393-94
Limestone with traces of coloured pigment (H. 180 cm)
Literature: Winchester College Archaeological Society, Winchester College: Its history, buildings and customs (Winchester, 1926), p. [...]
British School, 14th century [AS135]
Gargoyle, c. 1390-94
Stone (H. 26 cm; W. 37 cm; D. 16 cm)
Provenance: Commissioned by Winchester College Location: Not on display
British School, 14th century [AS129]
William of Wykeham in Prayer, 1393-94
Limestone with traces of coloured pigment (H. 180 cm)
Literature: J. Milner, The history, civil and ecclesiastical, & survey of the antiquities of Winchester (Winchester, 1801), p. [...]
British School, 14th century [AS171]
Virgin and Child, 1393-94
Limestone with traces of coloured pigment (H. 180cm)
Literature: John Milner, The history, civil and ecclesiastical, & survey of the antiquities of Winchester (Winchester, 1801), pp. [...]
British School, 15th century [AS149]
Head, 1430s-40s
Stone (H. 12cm, W. 8cm, D. 11cm)
Location: Not on display Provenance: Commissioned by the College
Attributed to Antonello Gagini (1478-1536) [AS102]
Angel with a Scroll, c. 1500
Marble; inscribed at base: IN MEMORY OF THE RIGHT HON. FREDERICK LEVERTON HARRIS THE GIFT OF HIS WIDOW OCTOBER 1938 (H. 79cm; W. 55cm; D. 10cm)
Provenance: Purchased in Sicily by Frederick Leverton Harris OW (1864-1926) and given to Winchester College by his widow in 1938 [...]
Cauis Gabriel Cibber (1630-1700) [AS1]
William of Wykeham, 1697
Lead with metal crozier (H. 193cm; W. 112cm; D. 66cm)
Literature: C. Cibber, An Apology for the Life of Mr Colley Cibber (London, 1740); G. Vertue, Note Books, Volume 1 (The Walpole [...]
Unknown, 17th or 18th century [AS3]
Figure of a Bishop, said to be William of Wykeham
Cast lead in glazed case with scarlet velvet lining (H. 34cm, W. 14cm, D. 8cm)
Location: Not on display Provenance: Given by the 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-92), father of John Crichton Stuart (Commoner, 1760-64), 1763
British School, 18th century [AS148]
Fragments from the memorial of Charles Scott, c. 1762
Marble (largest fragment: H. 17 cm, W. 13 cm, D. 5 cm)
These marble fragments are from the memorial to Rev. Charles Scott (d. 1762) on the south wall of the medieval cloister. Charles Ball [...]
British School, 18th or 19th century [AS145]
Bust of William of Wykeham
Painted plaster; the plinth inscribed: WILLELMUS DE WYKEHAM EPISCOPUS WINT. (H. 37cm, W. 28cm, D. 14.5cm)
Provenance: Unknown Location: Not on display
British School, late 18th or early 19th century [AS69]
Profile Bust of William of Wykeham
Wax (H. 18cm; W. 12cm; D. 6cm)
This wax bust of the founder was given by the poet William Wordsworth as a gift to his nephews John and Christopher, who were pupils at [...]
After Jean-Claude Rosset (1706-1786) [AS39]
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, early 19th century
Bronze with Siena marble base (H. 47cm, W. 13cm, D. 10cm)
Provenance: Unknown Location: Moberly Library
After Jean-Claude Rosset (1706-1786) [AS38]
Voltaire, early 19th century
Bronze with Siena marble base (H. 45cm, W. 13cm, D. 10cm)
Provenance: Unknown Location: Moberly Library
Unknown, 19th century [AS64]
Virgin and Child
Marble (H. 70 cm; W. 16 cm; D. 14 cm)
This piece is in the style of French sculpture of the mid 14th century. Provenance: Said to have been purchased in Milan in the [...]
Richard Cockle Lucas (1800-83) [AS2]
Proposal for the Restoration of William of Wykeham’s tomb, 1847
Painted Wax (H. 32 cm; W. 47 cm; D. 17 cm)
This wax tomb was presented to the Wardens of New College, Oxford and Winchester College in 1847 as a proposal for the restoration of [...]
Italian School, 19th century [AS49]
Virgin and Child
Marble (H. 163 cm; W. 64 cm; D. 6 cm)
This relief probably dates to the late 19th century, in the style of the late 15th century. Literature: Winchester College [...]
Possibly by Richard Cockle Lucas (1800-1883) [AS144]
Wax Portrait of Warden Barter, c. 1850
Wax with wooden frame; inscribed behind the head: ‘Mr Barter’ (H. 14 cm; W. 17 cm; D. 2 cm)
Provenance: Purchased in 1910, frame given by Herbert Chitty Location: Not on display
Richard Cockle Lucas (1800-1883) [AS143]
Wax Portrait of Warden Barter, 1850
Wax with wooden frame; signed by the artist (how signed?) and inscribed and dated behind the head ‘The venerable Warden Barter of St Marys Winton, 1850’ (H. 14cm, W. 17cm, D. 2cm)
Provenance: Given by Mrs Gibbs, the widow of Archdeacon Kenneth Francis Gibbs OW (Hawkin’s, 1870-74), 1935 Location: Not on [...]
Herbert Bradly Thorp (1837-1912) [AS66]
Bust of William of Wykeham
Marble (H. 40 cm; W. 17 cm; D. 10 cm)
Provenance: Given by Miss E.I. Harvey and Mrs M.S. Plews, the great nieces of the artist, 1978 Location: Fellows’ Library, Long Gallery
British School under William Butterfield (1814-1900) [AS85-90, 94-99]
Chapel Reredos, 1877
Stone (H. 57 cm; W. 40 cm; D. 30 cm)
Excluding the three figures at its centre, which were added later (see AS 91, 92 and 93), the reredos figures were commissioned by the [...]
After a Design by George Frederick Bodley (1827-1907) [AS119]
Two Angels with the College Arms, 1885
Stone (H. 460 cm; W. 300 cm; D. 80 cm)
The sculpture features on the memorial gate for Major-General Herbert Stewart (1843-85), who studied at Winchester College from 1854 to [...]
Richard Lockwood Boulton (c. 1832-1905) after British School, 14th century [AS133]
St George and the Dragon, 1892
Portland stone (H. 180 cm)
This figure replaces the original, made 1393-94. The stone staff was replaced with a wooden one c. 1920. Literature: John [...]
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi (1859-1925) [AS107]
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne, 1897
Stone (H. 140 cm; W. 130 cm; D. 30 cm)
Literature: N. Pevsner et al, The Buildings of England. Hampshire: Winchester and the North (Yale, 2010), p. 654; Winchester College [...]
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi (1859-1925) [AS104]
William Grocyn, 1897
Stone (H. 140 cm; W. 130 cm; D. 30 cm)
Literature: N. Pevsner et al, The Buildings of England. Hampshire: Winchester and the North (Yale, 2010), p. 654; Winchester College [...]
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi (1859-1925) [AS105]
Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1897
Stone (H. 140 cm; W. 130 cm; D. 30 cm)
Literature: N. Pevsner et al, The Buildings of England. Hampshire: Winchester and the North (Yale, 2010), p. 654; Winchester College [...]
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi (1859-1925) [AS106]
John Colborne, First Baron Seaton, 1897
Stone (H. 140 cm; W. 130 cm; D. 30 cm)
Literature: N. Pevsner et al, The Buildings of England. Hampshire: Winchester and the North (Yale, 2010), p. 654; Winchester College [...]
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi (1859-1925) [AS103]
William of Wykeham, 1897
Stone (H. 140 cm; W. 50 cm; D. 35 cm)
Literature: N. Pevsner et al, The Buildings of England. Hampshire: Winchester and the North (Yale, 2010), p. 654; Winchester College [...]
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi (1859-1925) [AS108]
Queen Victoria, 1897
Stone (H. 140 cm; W. 130 cm; D. 30 cm)
Literature: N. Pevsner et al, The Buildings of England. Hampshire: Winchester and the North (Yale, 2010), p. 654; Winchester College [...]
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi (1859-1925) [AS120]
Classical figure with vase , c. 1897
Stone (H. 130 cm)
The figure was originally placed in a niche on the north side of Musa, as shown in the black and white photograph (taken c. 1900). [...]
George Frampton (1860-1928) [AS111]
Saint George, 1900
Stone (H. 135 cm; W. 38 cm; D. 26 cm)
Literature: N. Pevsner et al, The Buildings of England. Hampshire: Winchester and the North (Yale, 2010), p. 651; Winchester College [...]
George Frampton (1860-1928) [AS110]
Angel Gabriel, 1900
Stone (H. 135 cm; W. 38 cm; D. 26 cm)
Literature: N. Pevsner et al, The Buildings of England. Hampshire: Winchester and the North (Yale, 2010), p. 651; Winchester College [...]
Frank Pearson (1864-1947) [AS118]
Virgin and Child, 1902
Stone (H. 130 cm)
Literature: M. Rendall, Winchester College War Cloister: 31 May, 1924 (Oxford, 1924), p. 3; N. Pevsner et al, The Buildings of England. [...]
Manifattura Figli di Giuseppe Cantagalli (1878-1901) [AS134]
Virgin and Child, c. 1900
Glazed earthenware (H. 79cm; W. 45cm; D. 9cm)
In the style of Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525). Provenance: Given in the early 1920s by Charles Coombe Tennant (1852-1928) in [...]
After an Unknown Greek Artist, early 5th century BC [AS46]
The Chatsworth Head, late 19th or early 20th century
Painted plaster (H. 42 cm; W. 20 cm; D. 28 cm)
After a bronze original, c. 460 BC, in the British Museum. Provenance: Unknown Location: Not on display
After British School, 14th century [AS136]
Corbel bust of a bishop, probably William of Wykeham, 1907
Plaster (H. 37 cm; W. 41 cm; D. 16 cm)
Cast from a bust (1390s) on the south label-stoop of Chapel east window. Literature: Medieval Sculptures at Winchester College (1932), [...]
After British School, 14th century [AS152]
Corbel bust, 20th century
Plaster with paint (H. 37 cm; W. 41 cm; D. 16 cm)
Cast from a corbel (1390s) on the east window of lower muniment room. Literature: Medieval Sculptures at Winchester College (1932), [...]
After Donatello (c. 1386-1466) [AS41a and AS41b]
Cantoria, late 19th or early 20th century
Plaster and gilded glass mosaic. Each panel is made of two parts: AS41a (left: H. 87m, W. 119cm, D. 14cm; right: H. 87cm, W. 111cm, D. 15cm); AS41b (left: H. 87cm, W. 115cm, D. 14cm; right: H. 87cm, W. 111cm, D. 15cm)
After the marble original, made for the Duomo in Florence, 1433-39, and now in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence. [...]
After Donatello (c. 1386-1466) [AS81]
Angel with a Harp, late 19th century or early 20th century
Plaster (H. 58cm; W. 22cm; D. 4cm)
After a bronze original, 1447-50, in the Basilica of St Anthony, Padua. This cast was made by the Manifattura di Signa, Florence. [...]
After Donatello (c. 1386-1466) [AS29]
David, late 19th or early 20th century
Painted plaster (H. 120cm; W. 50cm; D. 25cm)
After a bronze original, c. 1440, in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello. This cast was made by the Manifattura di Signa, Florence. [...]
After Lucca della Robbia (1399/1400-1482) [AS150]
Cantoria (fragment), c. 1902
Terracotta (H. 28 cm, W. 36 cm, D. 14 cm)
Cast after the marble original, Museo dell’Opera de Duomo, Florence. Probably made by the Manifattura di Signa. Literature: [...]
After Luca della Robbia (1399/1400-1482) [AS65]
Part of the Cantoria, late 19th or early 20th century
Plaster (H. 120cm; W. 100cm; D. 15cm)
After a marble original, 1431-38, made for the Duomo, Florence, now in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Florence. Provenance: Unknown [...]
After Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525) [AS82]
Bust of a Child, late 19th or early 20th century
Plaster (H. 38cm; W. 28cm; D. 17cm)
Provenance: Unknown – possibly given by Evelyn Schuster from the collection of her father, Felix Otto Schuster (1854-1936), 1946 [...]
After Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525) [AS126]
Tobias and the Angel, c. 1902
Plaster (H. 40 cm; W. 57 cm; D. 13 cm)
After part of a glazed terracotta relief, c. 1460, in the Museo dell’Opera di Santa Croce, Florence. This cast was made by the [...]
After Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525) [AS45]
Swaddled Infant Roundel, c. 1902
Terracotta (H. 65 cm; W. 65 cm; D. 10 cm)
After a glazed terracotta original, c. 1485, one of a series of ten similar medallions made for the Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence [...]