Pembroke: Vanity Fair Vintage Rowing Print
Rev. Ernest John Smith
1888.
Original chromolithograph by Hay. Image size c.35cm x 21cm. In very good condition.
Dean of Pembroke College, Rev. Ernest John Smith did not row in the Boat Race or at Henley, but his Vanity Fair biography is predominated by his enthusiasm for the sport: "It is on the River that Mr. Smith has achieved his greatest glory. There is no figure better known between Jesus Lock and Baitsbite than that of the Dean in his light and dark blue blazer, animating the toils of the fifth boat. He teaches rowing also in his rooms, and has been known to encourage the oar men from the pulpit."
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