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Conversation Piece



Date:
1997
Object Number:
M.1997.TN.115
Creator
Andrew Festing (artist)
Material
oil, canvas
Size
188 x 172 cm
Object name
painting
Object category
pictures

Description

Group portrait of eleven former England cricketers in Lord's Pavilion seated on a green leather Chesterfield sofa. The painting in the background is Conversation Piece (1993). The men are sitting and standing, wearing blazers and club ties. The England cricketers are (left to right): Back row: J A Snow of Sussex, G Boycott, B L D'Oliveira (Worcestershire), A P E Knott and D L Underwood, (both of Kent). Middle Row: F J Titmus (Middlesex), R Illingworth (Yorkshire and Leicestershire), D L Amiss and M J K Smith, (both of Warwickshire). Front row: J H Edrich (Surrey) and D B Close (Yorkshire and Somerset).
Association:
Andrew Festing (artist) 1997 - 1997
John Augustine Snow 1941-10-13
John Hugh Edrich 1937-06-21
Frederick John Titmus 1932-11-24 - 2011-03-23
Dennis Brian Close 1931-02-24
Geoffrey Boycott 1940-10-21
Raymond Illingworth 1932-06-08
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira 1931-10-04 - 2011-11-19
Dennis Leslie Amiss 1943-04-07
Alan Philip Eric Knott 1946-04-09
Michael John Knight Smith 1933-06-30
Derek Leslie Underwood 1945-06-08
Related objects:
M.1993.TN.114 : Conversation Piece
M.2001.TN.116 : Conversation Piece
TN.2009.2390 : A Long Room Conversation Piece
M.1992.TN.69 : Portrait of E W Swanton