A Cricket Match, with Canford Manor beyond
1855
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts a cricket match played on the grounds of Canford Manor in Dorset, England. It serves as both a sporting scene and a architectural record of the Gothic Revival country house.
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Canford Manor, visible in the background, was famously transformed into a Gothic Revival mansion by the architect Sir Charles Barry, who also designed the Houses of Parliament. The cricket match captures the quintessentially British leisure culture of the Victorian era, set against the backdrop of the landed gentry's grand estates. These games were often social highlights for rural communities and house guests alike.
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A Cricket Match, with Canford Manor beyond
Thomas Bremond, 1855
