Watercolour, First recorded game of Australian Football 1858, artist Robert Ingpen 2001, MCC Tapestry no.5
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Artwork/Painting/Watercolour
Date Used
2001-2003
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Brief Description
Robert Ingpen's original design of an image of the first recorded game of Australian Rules Football, in Yarra Park in 1858, between Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar. Tom Wills is depicted umpiring the game. The image is included in a tapestry celebrating 150 years of performances and events on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The artist's original image number - 5 - and information related to the game are handwritten in pencil below the design. A sheet of tracing paper, with the grid references for the layout of the tapestry, folds over the artwork which is signed and dated by the artist.
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0 - Whole: H: 360 W: 433 D: 2mm (H: 14 3/16 W: 17 1/16 D: 1/16")
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Date Used
2001-2003
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Location
In storage
Registration No
M10276
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Robert Ingpen
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