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Her Majesty The Queen at the Ashes, 2001



Date:
2001
Object Number:
M.2001.TN.109
Creator
Nick Botting (artist)
Production notes
In 2001 Nick Botting was the official artist on England Tour to Pakistan
Material
oil on canvas
Size
122 x 162 cm
Digital reference
Telegraph article on the day the queen came to Lord's Ground.
Object name
painting
Object category
pictures

Description

Three quarter length, group portrait. Queen Elisabeth, centre, wearing lilac suit and hat with pearl necklace and a brooch. Surrounded by seven Australian cricketers. Four men in background one in England blazer, two wearing MCC red and yellow ties.

Display caption

Her Majesty The Queen at The Ashes, 2001 Nick Botting (b.1963) Oil on canvas Group portrait of Queen Elizabeth meeting seven Australian cricketers. The Australian team which played against England at Lord’s in 2001 consisted of M J Slater, M L Hayden, R T Ponting, M E Waugh, S R Waugh, D R Martyn, A C Gilchrist, S K Warne, B Lee, J N Gillespie, and G D McGrath. MCC Collections: Commission, 2001 Object number: M.2001.TN.109
Association:
Queen Elizabeth II (subject) 2001 - 2001
Related objects:
M.2001.TN.108 : Portrait of Ian Botham
TN.2009.2940 : The Slips
TN.2009.2968 : Alec Stewart in the nets, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
TN.2009.2969 : On The Boundary, Faisalabad
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP416 : Arts and Library Correspondence, 2001
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP562 : Nick Botting
MCC/SEC/2/6/52 : Royalty