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An Exact Representation Of The Game Of Cricket



Date:
1743
Object Number:
TN.2009.2937
Creator
Louis Philippe Boitard
Material
oil on canvas
Size
48.5 x 58.5 cm
Object name
painting
Object category
pictures

Description

Cricket match in progress. Players wearing blue or red breeches. Two umpires holding bats stand by the wickets wearing long coats, one red and one navy blue, and tricorn hats. In the middle distance two scorers, seated, wear gold coats within the field of play. Several spectators gathered at a boundary fence in the distance.
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