Attrib. William Alfred Delamotte Dining Hall Pembroke College Oxford

An original mid-19th-century watercolour painting, Attrib. William Alfred Delamotte, Dining Hall Pembroke College Oxford.

A magnificent watercolour painting, showing the dining hall at Pembroke College, Oxford. The stunning architectural details of the hall's roof, panelling and stained glass are rendered with outstanding precision. The Oxford artist William Alfred Delamotte produced drawings of Oxford colleges to be reproduced as wood engravings in the publication 'A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal, and Popular Antiquities' published in 1845. This drawing strongly resembles Delamotte's drawings, and comes from a collection which includes two other drawings signed by Delamotte.This drawing is inscribed on the verso 'Pembroke Hall 6/7' which implies it is part of a series by the artist.William Alfred Delamotte (1775–1863) was the son of a French refugee. His remarkable drawing skills were apparent from an early age and he enjoyed the royal patronage of King George III. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1793, and went on to study at the Royal Academy Schools under Benjamin West. From the Academy he moved to Oxford, depicting its buildings in numerous sketches. From 1803 onwards he held the position of drawing-master at the newly established Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Laid down on thin backing card.