Undergraduate Collection (#3)

Illustration for Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes (engraving)
3101618 Illustration for Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

First Bow to Alma Mater, or Bernard Blackmantles introduction to the Big Wig
3085908 First Bow to Alma Mater, or Bernard Blackmantles introduction to the Big Wig, from The English Spy, published London, 1824 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

A theatrical demonstration against the occupation of the Ruhr, in Munich (colour litho)
2809174 A theatrical demonstration against the occupation of the Ruhr, in Munich (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A picturesque goliardic party in Pavia (colour litho)
2808996 A picturesque goliardic party in Pavia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A picturesque goliardic party in Pavia)

General Strike - Varsity undergraduate volunteers
The General Strike - Varsity undergraduate volunteers manning the signal box at LMS Bletchley. 1926

Mr Verdant Green furnishes the Subject for a Striking Frontispiece (engraving)
2800943 Mr Verdant Green furnishes the Subject for a Striking Frontispiece (engraving) by Bede, Cuthbert (1827-89); Private Collection; (add.info)

Examinations (engraving)
2800930 Examinations (engraving) by Bede, Cuthbert (1827-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: Examinations. Illustration for The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green An Oxford Freshman by Cuthbert Bede)

Cover illustration for The Further Adventures of Mr Verdant Green An Oxford Undergraduate (engraving)
2800937 Cover illustration for The Further Adventures of Mr Verdant Green An Oxford Undergraduate (engraving) by Bede, Cuthbert (1827-89); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chapel (engraving)
2800918 Chapel (engraving) by Bede, Cuthbert (1827-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chapel. Illustration for The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green An Oxford Freshman by Cuthbert Bede)

A punt on the Cherwell (engraving)
2800915 A punt on the Cherwell (engraving) by Bede, Cuthbert (1827-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: A punt on the Cherwell)

University Association XI, 1892-3 (b / w photo)
3631627 University Association XI, 1892-3 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: University Association XI, 1892-3)

Balliol 1st Torpid, 1893 (b / w photo)
3631624 Balliol 1st Torpid, 1893 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balliol 1st Torpid, 1893)

Balliol Association XI, 1892-3 (b / w photo)
3631622 Balliol Association XI, 1892-3 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balliol Association XI, 1892-3)

Merton Rugby XV, 1892-3 (b / w photo)
3631619 Merton Rugby XV, 1892-3 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merton Rugby XV, 1892-3)

Brasenose Association, 1892-3 (b / w photo)
3631605 Brasenose Association, 1892-3 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brasenose Association, 1892-3)

Corpus Torpid, 1893 (b / w photo)
3631604 Corpus Torpid, 1893 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corpus Torpid, 1893)

Corpus Association, 1892-3 (b / w photo)
3631601 Corpus Association, 1892-3 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corpus Association, 1892-3)

St Johns Torpid, 1893 (b / w photo)
3631597 St Johns Torpid, 1893 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Johns Torpid, 1893)

Pembroke Association, 1892-3 (b / w photo)
3631592 Pembroke Association, 1892-3 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pembroke Association, 1892-3)

Who will pay a months pension at the toilets? (colour litho)
2783921 Who will pay a months pension at the toilets? (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Who will pay a months pension at the toilets)

A good feller; Astonishment of an undergraduate at Cambridge (engraving)
736138 A good feller; Astonishment of an undergraduate at Cambridge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

First Bow to Alma Mater, or Bernard Blackmantles introduction to the Big Wig
STC270998 First Bow to Alma Mater, or Bernard Blackmantles introduction to the Big Wig, from The English Spy, by Charles Molloy Westmacott (1788-1868) published London

Among the glorious ruins of Rome (colour litho)
2809292 Among the glorious ruins of Rome (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Among the glorious ruins of Rome)

Cold Challenges (Colour Litho)
2809271 Cold Challenges (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The challenges in the cold. A winter trial by the students of Spandau (Berlin)

Starting from Oxford (engraving)
2788412 Starting from Oxford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Starting from Oxford. Illustration for The Leisure Hour (1872)

Death of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence: the late Dukes time at Trinity College, Cambridge (litho)
6014207 Death of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence: the late Dukes time at Trinity College, Cambridge (litho) by English School

Oxford University Crew, 1893 (b / w photo)
3631629 Oxford University Crew, 1893 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oxford University Crew, 1893)

Exeter College Torpid, 1893 (b / w photo)
3631616 Exeter College Torpid, 1893 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exeter College Torpid, 1893)

Pembroke Torpid, 1893 (b / w photo)
3631591 Pembroke Torpid, 1893 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pembroke Torpid, 1893)

Merton College 1st Torpid, 1893 (b / w photo)
3631621 Merton College 1st Torpid, 1893 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merton College 1st Torpid, 1893)

Magdalen 1st Torpid, 1893 (b / w photo)
3631609 Magdalen 1st Torpid, 1893 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magdalen 1st Torpid, 1893)

Wadham Association, 1892-3 (b / w photo)
3631593 Wadham Association, 1892-3 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wadham Association, 1892-3)

American Student Cheerfulness (Colour Litho)
2783959 American Student Cheerfulness (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: American student cheerfulness)

A curious form of training in the game of rugby (colour litho)
2777945 A curious form of training in the game of rugby (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A curious form of training in the game of rugby)

The national struggles in Austria, between Italian students and Austrian students in front of the University of Graz
2815066 The national struggles in Austria, between Italian students and Austrian students in front of the University of Graz (colour litho) by Beltrame

Against Italian students in Vienna, a fight by Italian and German students in front of the University (colour litho)
2814840 Against Italian students in Vienna, a fight by Italian and German students in front of the University (colour litho) by Beltrame

On the Isis (engraving)
2800923 On the Isis (engraving) by Bede, Cuthbert (1827-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Isis. Illustration for The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green An Oxford Freshman by Cuthbert Bede)

A battle... coloured (colour litho)
2808949 A battle.... coloured (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A colorful battle)

Illustration for Little Mr Bouncer and His Friend Verdant Green (engraving)
3099569 Illustration for Little Mr Bouncer and His Friend Verdant Green (engraving) by Bradley, Cuthbert (1861-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Melchior Lauban, 1650 (engraving)
6040013 Melchior Lauban, 1650 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Melchior Lauban (1568-1633), Silesian pedagogue

Juan Luis Vives, 1650 (engraving)
6040012 Juan Luis Vives, 1650 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Juan Luis Vives (1493-1540), Spanish scholar and Renaissance humanist

Petrarch, 1650 (engraving)
6040009 Petrarch, 1650 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374)

Page from A Cambridge Scrap-Book, 1859. (engraving)
5999098 Page from A Cambridge Scrap-Book, 1859. (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for A Cambridge Scrap-Book (Macmillan, 1859)

The Rag (litho)
3096298 The Rag (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rag. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Illustration for Little Mr Bouncer and His Friend Verdant Green (engraving)
3099561 Illustration for Little Mr Bouncer and His Friend Verdant Green (engraving) by Bradley, Cuthbert (1861-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Varsity Sketches (litho)
3094432 Varsity Sketches (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Varsity Sketches. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Rakes Progress at the University. No. 3, pub. 1806 (hand coloured engraving)
3051759 The Rakes Progress at the University. No. 3, pub. 1806 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

College Comforts, A Freshman taking possession of his Rooms
3085907 College Comforts, A Freshman taking possession of his Rooms, from " The English Spy", pub. 1824 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Undergraduate Life: From Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot to Xenophon of Athens" Step into the fascinating world of undergraduates throughout history as we delve into their diverse experiences and achievements. Let's begin our journey with a glimpse at Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot, an enigmatic figure immortalized in a captivating portrait by Sir Leslie Matthew Ward in 1894. His story remains shrouded in mystery, leaving us intrigued about his place within academia. Turning back the pages further, we encounter Reverend William Whewell, captured in a timeless portrait from 1835. A distinguished scholar and philosopher, he left an indelible mark on education during his time. As we navigate through different eras, we uncover intriguing hints such as "Strike/Volunteer Signals, " reminding us that even amidst academic pursuits, students have often been agents of change and activism. A surprising revelation awaits us next - King Edward VII himself was once an undergraduate at Oxford University. This unexpected connection between royalty and higher education adds another layer to our exploration. Our journey takes a romantic turn with Abelard and Heloise - their tragic love story resonates across centuries and reminds us that passion can intertwine with scholarly pursuits. Venturing beyond Western history, we encounter Rabbi Akiva depicted in an engraving. His wisdom continues to inspire generations of scholars worldwide. Xenophon of Athens emerges from ancient times through a striking portrait bust. As both philosopher and historian, his contributions continue to shape our understanding of classical antiquity. The vibrant energy of student life comes alive through "A play in the Bears Pit in Bern. " The theater has long served as a platform for creativity and self-expression among undergraduates throughout history. Ernest Renan's photograph captures the essence of intellectual pursuit - this French writer and historian epitomizes the dedication required for academic excellence.