Item 63 - John Harden: two watercolours depicting Tennyson, Hallam et al. plus exhibition catalogue

2 works of art on paper; 1 printed item (16 pp.)

Gift of Arundel C. Clay in memory of his father John Harden Clay (matric. 1867), 1961.

Two sepia washes depicting a group of travelling companions on board a steamer, with an accompanying exhibition catalogue, "An exhibition of watercolours and drawings by John Harden" published by The Arts Council, 1951. One watercolour, measuring 13.4 x 20.9 cm, carries a caption on the verso, "Sketch taken on board the steamer Leeds from Bordeaux to Dublin; 10th Sept. 1830. J. H." The exhibition catalogue identifies the figures as Jessy Harden (wife), Jane and Jessie (daughters), Hallam reads aloud a new 'Waverley', Tennyson in top hat. The other watercolour, measuring 13.2 x 20.9 cm, is not captioned on the verso, but is described as depicting the Misses Harden, Tennyson in cape and top hat, Mr Robertson and Mr Glasgow.

Watercolour of Tennyson and Hallam published in Tennyson and his friends edited by Hallam, Lord Tennyson, London, 1911.

Accompanied by three letters of donation from Arundel S. Clay, November 1961, a note of the donation by R. Robson dated Jan. 1962, and a letter forwarding the other letters from the Senior Bursar to the Librarian dated Dec. 1970.