Group dressed for cricket in front of the cricket pavilion. The Hon. Arthur Victor Agar-Robartes, later 8th Viscount Clifden (1887-1974), is fourth from the left seated in the front row.
Gillman & Co. Ltd
Category
Photographs
Date
1906 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
268 x 365 mm
Place of origin
Oxford
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889930.15
Summary
A photograph of a large group of young men sitting and standing in three rows in front of the cricket pavilion. Six dogs are also present, two very blurred, a whippet/lurcher, a black spaniel and four terriers. Most of the young men are dressed for cricket , many in striped blazers, including the Hon. Victor Agar-Robartes, later 8th Viscount Clifden, 1887-1974, fourth from the left seated in the front row. Contained in a black and gold photograph album relating to the Hon. Victor Agar-Robartes, 1887-1974 and his time at University.
Provenance
This photograph album relates to the time the Hon. Victor Agar-Robartes,1887-1974, later 8th Viscount Clifden, spent at Brasenose College, Oxford University, c.1906-1909, and was given either by him or by his elder brother, the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 1883-1964, later 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom right of photograph: (embossed in oval) GILLMAN & CO. / S. ALDATES.OXFORD
Makers and roles
Gillman & Co. Ltd, manufacturer