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Watercolour, Austral Wheel Race & R Bagot

Robert Ingpen2001

Melbourne Cricket Club

Melbourne Cricket Club
Jolimont, Australia

Robert Ingpen's original design of an image of a cyclist and penny-farthing associated with the Austral Wheel Race; and of an unidentified woman and Robert Bagot, a civil engineer, who re-designed the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1861. The image is included in a tapestry celebrating 150 years of performances and events on the MCG. The cycling race, originally known as the Drummond, was first held at the MCG in 1886.

Details

  • Title: Watercolour, Austral Wheel Race & R Bagot
  • Creator: Robert Ingpen
  • Date Created: 2001
  • Provenance: Melbourne Cricket Club Museum collection.
  • Medium: watercolour

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