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Watercolour, first recorded game of Australian Rules football

Robert Ingpen2001

Melbourne Cricket Club

Melbourne Cricket Club
Jolimont, Australia

Robert Ingpen's original design of an image of the first recorded game of Australian Rules Football, in Yarra Park in 1858, between Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar. T.W. Wills is depicted umpiring the game. The image is included in a tapestry celebrating 150 years of performances and events on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The artist's original image number - 5 - and information related to the game are handwritten in pencil below the design.

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  • Title: Watercolour, first recorded game of Australian Rules football
  • Creator: Robert Ingpen
  • Date Created: 2001
  • Provenance: Melbourne Cricket Club Museum collection.
  • Medium: Paper; Watercolour Paint; Ink
Melbourne Cricket Club

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