Lithograph, "Cricket Match" - after artwork by John Ritchie 1855
Object Type
Artwork/Print/Lithograph
Date Used
1855
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Brief Description
Reproduction print of a painting by John Ritchie that shows a pastoral view including a cricket match, with spectators and passers-by in the foreground. The right side of the work is a genre scene which features people walking along a tree-lined avenue, and spectators watching the cricket match, including three men scoring around a table. To the left, the cricketers wear an assortment of clothes, and the bowler can be seen delivering the ball underarm. Beyond is a landscape with low hills, fields and a church. Lower left inscription reads, "John Ritchie" 1855, and verso in pencil, "A / [unintelligible] R/ [unintelligible]".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 510 W: 630 D: 3mm (H: 20 1/16 W: 24 13/16 D: 1/8")
Date Used
1855
Location
In storage
Registration No
M6173
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Anthony Baer
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