Untitled (photograph of a drawing labeled "A day with the J.P.T. — 'Run to Ground'". No. 3 Revd. F. Harrison Oriel College. It is commonly believed by Undergraduates that a Proctor cannot proctorize within the College gates; hence men generally try to run to ground, either to their own College or another — Some however have lately been unearthed; verso: photograph of a drawing labeled "The Proctors having cleared out the Coffee Room at the Randolph sit down to a Dinner for five with nothing touched but the soup & regale bulldogs too at another table. Senior Proctor speaks ("?, my boy. Here's to our noble selves'.")

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Description

Photograph information: Recto; Photograph of a drawing labeled "A day with the J.P.T. — 'Run to Ground'". Inscribed: "No. 3. Revd. F. Harrison Oriel College. It is commonly believed by Undergraduates that a Proctor cannot proctorize within the College gates; hence men generally try to run to ground, either to their own College or another — Some however have lately been unearthed." Verso: Photograph of a drawing labeled "The Proctors having cleared out the Coffee Room at the Randolph sit down to a Dinner for five with nothing touched but the soup & regale bulldogs too at another table. Senior Proctor speaks ("?, my boy. Here's to our noble selves'.") Inscribed: "No. 57. The Randolph Hotel was opened about this time & attracted by it's large rooms and good dinners many undergraduates. It became a favourite arena for the exercise of proctorial power. No one it is hoped ever thought that the imaginary scene here sketched really happened. Revd. J.J. ? M.A. of ? & J.E. Thurley Esqre M.A. of Wadham. Proctors 1866-67."

Dimensions

28.7 x 22.4 cm (11 5/16 x 8 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., New York, New York. on Long Term Loan at the Fogg Art Museum from 1977 to 1982