Dayes, Edward (sold)
Edward Dayes (1763 - 1804) was an English engraver and watercolor painter who worked in mezzotint. He studied under William Pether and first exhibited his work at the Royal Academy in 1786. He exhibited at the Academy throughout his life, in total contributing sixty-four works during his lifetime. The art historian Graham Reynolds sees Dayes' work as 'marking the transition from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century'. He committed suicide at the end of May 1804.
A calendar from 1798 including a view of Merton College in Oxford.
The Oxford Almanack For the Year of our Lord God MDCCXCVIII.
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This is a 1798 Oxford Almanack calendar engraved by James Cole II with a view of Merton College in Oxford, England drawn by Edward Dayes and engraved by James Basire II. Seen from Merton Field, situated north of Merton College, the view depicts St. Alban Hall, which was an independent academic hall owned by the convent of Littlemore until it was purchased by Merton College in 1548 following the dissolution of the convent. It continued as a separate institution until it was annexed by the college in 1881. Cattle are illustrated in the foreground, with students and faculty members shown on a walk next to the wall separating St. Alban Hall from the field. Below the view is a calendar for 1798 that notes holidays and other important dates, including when Oxford and Cambridge terms begin. Above the 1798 calendar, a table of British kings and queens from the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror to George III. The officers of the university, including the chancellor, the vice chancellor, and the proctors. (more details)