Henry Sampson (1813-1885)
John Corbet Anderson (London 1827 - Greater London 1907
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
520 x 400 mm
Place of origin
Leicester Square
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 882218.3
Summary
Print, lithograph, Henry Sampson (1813-1885) by John Corbet Anderson (London 1827 - Greater London 1907. One from a set of five cricketing prints showing 19th Century cricketers in modern gilt frame. Printed by Stannard and Dixon and Published by Fredk.Lillywhite and Wisden. Samson was a cricketer; member of the 'United England Eleven' team
Provenance
found in the attics of Lanhydrock House - most probably collected by the Agar-Robartes family as very keen on cricket. Framed in 2003 by Framers Workshop, Bodmin.
Marks and inscriptions
John C. Anderson del et lith (bottom left) Printed by Stannard and Dixon (bottom right)/JOHN LILLYWHITE/Born 1826 at Hove, near Brighton, Sussex/London Published by Fredk Lillywhite and Wisden, No.2, New Coventry St, Leicester Square and may be had of John Lillywhite, Caledonian Road, Islington.
Makers and roles
John Corbet Anderson (London 1827 - Greater London 1907, engraver (printmaker) Stannard and Dixon, printer Frederick Lillywhite and Wisden, engraver and publisher