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Cricket in Essex c.1750



Date:
1750
Object Number:
M.2019.31
Creator
William Fordhall (artist)
Material
oil on canvas
Size
Framed: 75 x 150 cm Image: 64.5 x 140.5 cm
Object name
painting
Object category
pictures

Description

Cricket match in progress on an open field. Two batsmen using wide, curved bladed bats. All cricketers wear white shirts and head coverings. Batsmen with blue sleeve ties and fielder with red. Two standing umpires and a seated scorer with two stump wickets. Two cottages, row of trees and a sketched church spire in background. Signed in centre, lower edge and title plate mounted to frame. Two framer's labels on reverse.

Display caption

Cricket in Essex c.1750 Unknown artist Oil on canvas MCC Collections Object number: TN.2009.690
Related objects:
MCC/AAL/1/1 : Arts and Libraries Sub-Committee meeting minutes