Object number
M.2020.11
Title
One Arm and One Leg Match (Aram's New Cricket Ground, Walworth)
Date
1800 - 1825
Creator
Production notes
Alken Senior, son also an artist
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Size
Image: 26 x 36 cm
Framed: 48 x 58.3 cm
Description
Framed, glazed and mounted depiction of a cricket match between two teams with missing legs or arms. Both teams dressed in blue suits. Man on far left appears to be wearing dark glasses, two men in foreground balding with a pig tail. Identified as Aram’s New Cricket Ground, Montpelier Gardens, Walworth. Two story house with lattice railings on veranda. Three tents with spectators around outfield. Low square church tower in background. MCC monogram, title and artist name on mount.
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