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TN.2009.975
Title
K.S.Ranjitsinhji
Date
1905 - 1905
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image: 53.5 x 34.5 cm
Description
Portrait of Ranjitsinhji standing in a batting position, whilst dressed in white uniform.
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Portrait of K.S. Ranjitsinhji (1872-1933)
Albert Chevallier Tayler RA (1862–1925)
Pastel on paper
Drawing of Anglo-Indian cricketer Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji playing his trademark leg-glance.
Beldam was a pioneer of action photography in sport and his pictures illustrate notable cricket publications, including E W Swanton's book The World of Cricket.
Sketched by English artist Albert Chevallier Tayler for The Empire's Cricketers publication of 1905.
Issued in twelve parts, each publication contained four lithographic portraits published for the Fine Art Society by Dawbarn and Ward.
MCC Collections: Purchased, 1949
TN.2009.975
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