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The Bowler: Portrait of Alfred Mynn



Date:
1834 - 1844
Object Number:
M.2019.36
Creator
George Frederick Watts (artist)
Production reason
for reproduction as a lithograph
Material
paper
Size
Framed: 52.7 x 42.5 cm image: 34 x 25.5 cm
Object name
print lithograph
Object category
pictures

Description

Framed, mounted and glazed. Full length, profile portrait of Mynn bowling. Left, front foot forward, right leg and arm stretched back. Narrow stumps in foreground. Inscription and signature on lower edge. Two exhibition and two framer’s labels on reverse.
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Display caption

Alfred Mynn, “The Lion of Kent” was a powerful all-rounder and fast round-arm bowler. Round-arm, as seen here, was first attempted by the Hambledon bowler Tom Walker in a match at Dartford in 1794, but did not meet with approval. John Willes of Kent famously reintroduced the method in the early 19th century but MCC remained fiercely opposed, specifically outlawing it in 1816. Round-arm was legalized only in 1835.
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Association:
Alfred Mynn (sitter)
Related objects:
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP268 : Exhibitions
M.2015.580 : "The Bowler"