Morden College, Blackheath

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Morden College, Blackheath (long-term loans)

Morden College was founded by the philanthropist Sir John Morden (1623-1708) in 1695 as a home for poor merchant men who were either single or widowed. The College may have been designed by Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723). However, the building project was overseen by his master mason, Edward Strong.

Today, it is a residential care home for both men and women, which includes accommodation for married couples. Staff of Morden College also now manage other retirement housing in the Blackheath area.

Henry Ashby Binckes exhibited one work at the Royal Academy in 1846, ‘The Midnight Attack: Boys Bolstering’, presumably a scene of boys pillow-fighting, however, his address is listed as just ‘London’. Other works by the artist include ‘Calves in a Wooded Landscape’, sold through Sotheby’s on 14 March 1995, and ‘Cyclists Passing the Greyhound Pub, Dulwich’ (1880), sold through Christie’s on 9 November 2005. There are also two works by Binckes in Southwark Art Collection: ‘Dulwich Village Looking South’ (ref: GA1050) and ‘Dulwich Village Looking North’ (ref: GA1051), both of which are dated 1881. The artist is known to have lived at No.1 Shardlow Villas, in Mebourne Grove and No.339 Crystal Palace Road, Camberwell.

Places

England, London, Blackheath: Morden College, Blackheath

Subjects

mower, gardener, carriage, barrow, topography, landscape C19th, tree, horse, donkey, man, woman, health & welfare, road, garden, lawn, railing, spire, chimney, clock tower

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Henry Ashby Binckes

Title

Morden College, Blackheath

Date

1884

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 35.50 cm, width: 45.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Piccadilly Gallery, July 1968

Inscription

bl (signed): H A BiNckes / 1884. [Note: the initials HAB are partially encircled] br: Morden College / Blackheath / (1884? illegible)

GAC number

8183