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Portrait of W G Grace



Date:
1905-04-15 - 1905-04-18
Object Number:
T.279
Creator
Henry Scott Tuke (artist)
Material
watercolour, pencil on card
Size
38 x 30 cm image: 20.5 x 13.5 cm
Object name
painting
Object category
pictures

Description

Head and shoulders portrait of a cricketer wearing MCC red and yellow cap and white shirt. The gentleman has a long thick, dark beard and moustache. Signed by artist and Grace

Display caption

Grace opened the batting for England in the fateful Oval test of 1882. His 32 in the second innings took England to 53 for 3; more than halfway to their target. His dismissal shortly after Ulyett’s saw the game shift in Australia’s favour.
Association:
William Gilbert Grace (subject) 1905-04-15 - 1905-04-15
Henry Scott Tuke (artist)
Related objects:
TN.2008.2321 : Portrait of William Gilbert Grace
MCC/EST/1/2 : Property and Works Sub-Committee minutes 1913-1938
AX.2013.9 : Portrait of William Gilbert Grace