FDA-D.66-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.66-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
The Wall Game
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Painted view of Eton boys playing the wall game, wached by a crowd; Eton College seen in the distance
Comments
When this work was conserved in 2017, behind the watercolour, within the frame, a reproduction of a detail of the Nativity, from Giotto's frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, was found. Lettering on the reproduction included: 'Giotto, Cappella Sc' and 'Azienda di Promozione Turistica di Padova'.
Other number
CL 209
Description
Content (object)
sports & games
Dimensions
height (sight size): 595mm
width (sight size): 900mm
width (sight size): 900mm
Inscription
Signed and dated 'Tom M Hemy 1887'
Materials & techniques note
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper
Physical description
Plain wood frame, glazed
Production
Person
Date
1887
