page_title: Winchester College
section_title: The Trusty Servant
hierarchical_section_title: Winchester College / Traditions / The Trusty Servant
caption_attribution_description: 19th century engraved reproduction of "The Trusty Servant"
context_page_description: Winchester College is an independent boarding school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years. It is the oldest of the original nine English public schools defined by the Clarendon Commission, seven of which were regulated by the Public Schools Act 1868.
context_section_description: A 1579 wall-painting  of The Trusty Servant by the poet John Hoskins hangs outside the college kitchen. It depicts a mythical creature with the body of a man, the head of a pig, its snout closed with a padlock (to keep secrets), the ears of an ass (to hear his master calling), the feet of a stag (for swiftness), and holding working tools in his left hand. It is accompanied by allegorical verses on the virtues that pupils of the college were supposed to have. The college arms are shown in the background.
  "The Trusty Servant" is also the name of a magazine published for Old Wykehamists.
caption: The Trusty Servant: 19th-century print
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