Engraving depicting a scene from "Tom Brown's Schooldays"
Engraving depicting a scene from "Tom Brown's Schooldays": Chairing Tom in the quadrangle. Tom Brown's Schooldays is set in the 1830s at Rugby School, a public school for boys, and was mostly based on the author's experiences at the school. Written by Thomas Hughes (1822-1896) an English lawyer, judge, politician and author. Illustrated by Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) an English painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Dated 19th century