Tea and Tennis
1880 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
About this artwork
This watercolor depicts a social scene of well-dressed individuals gathered outdoors for afternoon tea alongside a tennis game. The work captures the leisure activities of the late Victorian upper-middle class.
Did you know?
Edward Frederick Brewtnall was a notable British painter and illustrator whose work often celebrated the genteel leisure activities of the Victorian era. The scene reflects the period's obsession with lawn tennis, a sport that had surged in popularity during the late 1870s and served as a major social lubricant for the aristocracy and upper classes.
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Tea and Tennis
Edward Brewtnall, 1880
