Hiroshige . The div had clearly thought carefully about the hang , which was pleasingly harmonious and stimulating in its juxtapositions .
There were two exhibitions in the new Treasury this term . In January there was a selection from the collection of 21 English watercolours and drawings bequeathed to the school by Adam Crick ( OW and sometime English don ). The bequest included several fine 18 th century watercolours by Francis Place , Thomas Rowlandson and Francis Towne . In the second half of term was an exhibition on the history of the Natural History Society from its origins in 1870 up to the present day . This fascinating exhibition , full of unusual objects such as a warthog skull and a stuffed barnacle goose , was curated by Ethan Chuck ( Coll ), Tobias Schröder ( Coll ), and Alex Hanbury-Tenison ( Coll ), assisted by Nick Baker ( Duncan Louis Stewart Fellow ) and Mrs Wragg .
The annual Kenneth Clark Prize was this year adjudicated by Gabriele Finaldi , Director of the National Gallery . The seven finalists were Roderick Caperton ( G ), Alex Butcher ( A ), TX Finney ( A ), Max Cheung ( Coll ), Michael Rossiter ( C ), Jan Preiss ( Coll ) and Henry Beaves ( I ). Caperton gave a detailed account of the architecture of the Maison Carrée in Nimes , enlivened by his personal memories of visits to the building . Finney carefully set out his interpretation of the symbolism of Thomas Cole ’ s cycle of paintings The Course of Empire . Rossiter enthused about Antoni Gaudi ’ s Casa Batlló , uncovering the richness of the building ’ s political and philosophical meanings . Preiss , a visiting pupil from the Czech Republic , spoke about a work by his countryman : Alfonse Mucha ’ s The Slav Epic , giving a fluent account of this unfamiliar work . Following a presentation of his own about Bartolomé Bermejo ’ s Saint Michael Triumphing over the Devil , Dr Finaldi gave an insightful and appreciative response to each of the seven finalists . The bronze medal was awarded to Henry Beaves for his illuminating and historically-informed presentation on Zhang Xiaogang ’ s A Big Family . Silver went to Max
Cheung for an eloquent , original and persuasive analysis of Cezanne ’ s Leda and the Swan in its literary and art historical context . The gold medal was won by Alex Butcher who gave a lively and impassioned presentation on Brunelleschi ’ s Dome , which explained with impressive clarity the technical problems posed by the dome ’ s construction and the ingenuity with which they were resolved .
║SPORT Henry Beddow ( B ) & Sebastian Byers ( I ) Winchester College Football
OTH faced College at Xs on the 7 th of February in the first main fixture of the calendar . The game started slowly with the teams trading behinds but College ’ s hot dominated from the first whistle . As the half progressed OTH began to turn the screw , and with good work from their hotmen , they went into half time 18-6 up . OTH ’ s upwards trajectory continued after the break , and with two excellent fliers from Louis Cardoe ( C ) and Sebastian Byers ( I ), OTH won the game 41- 18 . Credit must go to College ’ s hot who allowed Henry Adams to pump over numerous behinds . Commoners faced College at Xs after XVs and came out with a win as was expected . Nonetheless , College did not make it easy for them by any means with their sensational hot making life difficult for the boys in red . Commoners ran out 36-22 winners but College again gave a good account of themselves .
The sky that greeted us on the morning of XVs was drab and grey with rain and sleet falling intermittently . The rain halted by lunch but the afternoon remained bitterly cold . This did little to put off the support , and there was the usual crackling atmosphere around College canvas . Roars echoed around Meads as the match began . Commoners ’ dominance in the hot began from the first minute and continued until the last . However , strong work from OTH captain Julius Agbaje ( C ) earnt OTH the first points of the match . However , Commoners then scored sixteen unanswered including the first goal of the game from Commoner captain Kahan Shirvani ( K ). OTH found themselves pinned back in their own half with Commoners opting for hots in the
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