English cricketer - Thomas Box
Object Type
Artwork/Print/Lithograph
Date Used
1850-1860
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Soft ground hand coloured etching, full-length portrait of Thomas Box in cricket uniform, consisting of white pants, shirt, vest, and top hat, with black bow-tie and shoes. He is depicted applauding, and is standing on the Lord's Cricket Ground with fence, house, and trees in the background. This print is from John Corbet Anderson's noted series of portraits of celebrated English cricketers titled "Sketches at Lord's Ground", which was dedicated to the members of the Marylebone Cricket Club. Handwritten in pencil verso "Thomas Box".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 303 W: 258 D: 1mm (H: 11 15/16 W: 10 3/16 D: 1/16")
Associated Person
Date Used
1850-1860
Location
In storage
Registration No
M13767
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Anthony Baer
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