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Portrait of William Wheatley, at the age of fourteen
- Date:
- 1786-01 - 1786
- Object Number:
- TN.2009.673
- Creator
- Francis Alleyne (artist)
- Material
- oil on canvas
- Size
- 53 x 45 cm
- Object name
- painting
- Object category
- pictures
Description
Three quarter length, three quarter turned portrait of a boy with shoulder length brown hair wearing a brown frock coat holding a bat over his right shoulder and three stumps in his left hand. Painted on an oval canvas.Display caption
Oil on canvas Portrait of William Wheatley, at the age of fourteen Francis Alleyne 1786 As cricket became more respectable during the later part of the 18th century, it became fashionable for the children of noble families to be depicted in cricket-themed portraits. MCC Collection- Association:
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William Wheatley (sitter) 1786-01
Francis Alleyne (artist) 1786-01