Original artwork description:

The Radcliffe Camera - or 'Rad Cam' or 'The Camera' or 'Radders' - is a reading room for the Bodleian Library situated in central Oxford between Brasenose and All Souls colleges. The Rad Cam was bequeathed to the nation in 1714 by John Radcliffe, prominent Oxford doctor and general smart alec (he attended University College at 13 and became a fellow at Lincoln College at 18), after whom the famous Oxford teaching hospital is also named. In his will JR set aside the princely sum of £40000, payable over ten years, for the construction of Radders, which was started in 1737 and finally inaugurated in 1749. Designed by James Gibbs in English Palladian style this building is the earliest example in England of a circular library. The Radcliffe Camera is not the oldest building in Oxford by a long chalk, but I when I was scouting around for one building to represent 'old' Oxford on a poster The Rad Cam seemed the obvious choice. I always intended to pair this picture of 'old' Oxford with one representing 'new' Oxford, so this painting would make a good pair with the 'Department of Biochemistry.'


Limited Edition Prints.
Printed on William Turner Hahnemuhle fine art exhibition quality paper (310 g/m2) using Epson Ultrachrome Pro Pigments, the colours remain true to the original up to 100 years.
The image size is 43×30 cms and there is an additional 3 cms border all the way round the image (ie total size: 49×36 cms). The artist will sign and number the print in this border. The print is unframed.
Prints will leave the artists studio within 7 days, rolled in a heavy tube, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and sent via track and trace.

Materials used:

Acrylics

Tags: