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Village Cricket



Date:
1855
Object Number:
M.1946.TN.16
Creator
John Ritchie (artist)
Material
paper
Size
Framed: 59.5 74.5 cm Image: 36 x 50 cm
Object name
print
Object category
pictures

Description

Framed, mounted and glazed coloured print. Depicts a game of cricket in progress in a hillside, rural setting, with tress around the edge. Game being played with straight bats and three stump wickets. Windmill in very far distance, church in middle distance. Spectators in right foreground, seated or standing alongside a lane. Horse drawn carriage on right, with two women and a dog in foreground. Artist’s signature and date on left.
Related objects:
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP240 : Curator's correspondence relating to items purchased by MCC
M.1947.TN.1 : Village Cricket