N° d'objet
TN.2008.874
Titre
Portrait of George Parr
Date
1860 - 1860
Créateur
Matériel
Etendue
28 x 20.5 cm
Description
Full length frontal portrait of a cricketer wearing a top hat, dark scarf and holding a bat. Face only is coloured. In the far distance are trees and low buildings, one open fronted.
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Portrait of George Parr
C J Basebe
c.1860
George Parr, took control of the touring All England XI following the death of founder William Clarke in 1856. With the assistance of John Wisden, founder of the rival United All England XI, he led the first overseas tour in 1859, featuring players from both teams.
MCC Collection
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