Presented here is a rare and beautifully detailed antique etching titled “The Old House, Marlborough College”, created in 1895 by the renowned architectural draughtsman and illustrator E.D. Burrow. This historically significant print captures one of the most iconic and architecturally important buildings at Marlborough College, one of England’s premier independent schools.

Etched with remarkable clarity and atmospheric linework, this piece depicts the historic “Old House” at Marlborough—a central building known for its Georgian character and association with the college’s founding era. The scene includes a pathway, trees, period-dressed figures, and the recognizable college chapel spires in the background, all framed by elegant architectural symmetry.

🖋️ The work is signed in the plate in the lower left corner: “Ed. J. Burrow del. et sc. 1895”—indicating both the drawing and the etching were completed by Burrow. It was published by W.H. Benyon & Co., Cheltenham, a well-known regional publisher of educational and architectural views at the turn of the 20th century.

🖼️ This etching has been later professionally framed in a slim, black wooden frame with a white archival-style mount that cleanly offsets the sepia tones of the print. The piece is ready to hang and display.

📌 Key Features:

• Original Antique Etching – “The Old House, Marlboro’ College”

• Artist: Edward J. (E.D.) Burrow – Signed in plate

• Date: 1895

• Publisher: W.H. Benyon & Co., Cheltenham (noted lower margin)

• Medium: Etching on cream wove paper

• Print Dimensions (visible artwork): Approx. 16 x 13.5 inches

• Frame: Black wood frame with white mount

• Condition: Very good for age – minor signs of age-related toning; no tears or damage. Frame in good condition (see all images)

🎓 Historical Interest:
Marlborough College was founded in 1843 in Wiltshire and has produced a host of influential alumni, including poet John Betjeman, Kate Middleton (Princess of Wales), and many senior figures in British public life. This etching documents the college’s early architectural environment, making it a valuable piece of visual heritage.

🎯 Perfect For:

• Collectors of antique academic art

• Alumni or historians of Marlborough College

• Interior decorators seeking traditional English architecture prints

• Buyers interested in Edwardian and Victorian school illustrations

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🛒 Secure this rare 1895 etching of Marlborough College’s Old House by E.D. Burrow today—an original antique with both aesthetic and historic charm. A must-have for academic or British architectural art collectors.

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