Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, Frenchafter Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776, BritishPublished by John Bowles, 1701–1779, BritishPublished by Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Title:
Games at Vauxhall: Playing at Cricket
Date:
ca. 1743
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 x 14 13/16 inches (26.7 x 37.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, in black ink, lower left: "F. Hayman Pinx,,t"; lower center: "PLAYING at CRICKET. Engraved after the Original Painting in Vaux Hall Garden. | Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhil, and Carington Bowles in St,, Pauls Church Yard London."; lower right: "Benoist Sculp.t"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.905
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
clouds | sporting art | landscape | genre subject | walking sticks | bat | ball | shoes | breeches | tights | blouses | coats | hats | city | trees | plants | games | cricket ball | cricket | cricket fields | cricket bat | teams | men | sports | observers | leisure | leisure | fields | competition
Associated Places:
United Kingdom | England | London | Southwark | Lambeth | Vauxhall Gardens
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)Francis Hayman (Kenwood House, 1987-06-24 - 1987-09-30)Francis Hayman (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-04-01 - 1987-05-31)
Publications:
Brian Allen, Francis Hayman, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1987, pp. 136-8, 182, no. 67, NJ18 H3324 A54 (YCBA)