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C1876
Spoiled Sport.
Exceptionally rare lithograph of a group on Sydney Harbour packing up their picnic due to the onset of bad weather. On the picnic matt is an array of food and wine, with a kneeling man on the lower right, picking … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Spoiled Sport.
Date:
C1876
Artist:
Unknown
Engraver:
Gibbs & Shallard
Condition:
Spotting to margin, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with one tint.
Image Size:
460mm
x 350mm
Paper Size:
388mm
x 565mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1876
Description:
Exceptionally rare lithograph of a group on Sydney Harbour packing up their picnic due to the onset of bad weather. On the picnic matt is an array of food and wine, with a kneeling man on the lower right, picking up an opened can of sardines.
From Illustrated Sydney News February, 1876
The picnic is a recognised and popular method of enjoying a summer holiday. When everything is at hand, the company well chosen, and no wasps, snakes, ants, or cattle intrude, it is usually a capital treat except when Jupiter Pluvius discharges the unexpected shower. Then, indeed, a rush takes place. Sauve qui peut is the cry, and the result is emphatically – ‘Spoiled Sport’.
Collections:
National Library of Australia Bib ID 57783
