"Vacation Amusements [No.3.] - Cricket (A long Innings)" - HB. Sketches No.653

Object Type
Artwork/Print/Lithograph
Date Used
05 Oct 1840
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Brief Description
Black and white lithograph depicting a cricket game in progress. The men are wearing white, with form-fitting trousers and short jackets, topped with black top hats. The bowler has just bowled underarm and the batsman is playing with a straight bat and stumps with three uprights. A title underneath reads "VACATION AMUSEMENTS. [No. 3.] / CRICKET. (A long Innings.)" Printed above the image t.r.c., "HB. Sketches. No. 653.". The picture is signed l.l. in image "HB" [artist John HB Doyle]. Printed l.l. below the image "Published Oct.r 5th 1840 by Tho.s McLean, 26, Haymarket"; and printed l.r. below the image "A. Ducote's Lithog.y. 70 St Martin's Lane".
Museum
Melbourne Cricket Club Museum
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 282 W: 396mm (H: 11 1/8 W: 15 9/16")
Media/Materials
Paper
Ink
Associated Person
Date Used
05 Oct 1840
Location
In storage
Registration No
M6368
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Mr Anthony Baer.

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