THOMAS SANDBY (BRITISH 1721-1798) Eton College seen from across the river  Watercolour 27.5 x 46cm (11 x 18 1/4in) Provenance: Peter Stafford Hayden Lawrence (1913-2005). Peter Lawrence was a master at Eton College and The Doon School, India. As well as collecting views of Eton, he was the author of two volumes of photography of An Eton Camera. He edited many others (including The Encouragement of Learning, an anthology of articles and extracts from many sources covering most aspects of Eton life to the end of the Victorian Age, and Grizel Hartley Remembered, a collection of letters and memories of a unique Eton character). He founded the Museum of Eton Life, and also wrote obituaries of Eton masters for the Daily Telegraph.  Jump to search