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TRAP BALL

Engraving
20/07/1788 (publication)
Artist/Maker
Vivares, S (publisher)
Bartolozzi, Francesco (stipple engraver)
Hamilton, William (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
London (publication)

Printed stipple engraving (probably one of a series). The engraving shows a group of children in a country lane: three boys in skeleton suits with wide white collars are playing at trap ball, with the trap and ball to the left (the boy on the left of the group has a bat in his right hand) To the right, a girl in a broad brimmed hat and light coloured dress is looking on with a small child, also wearing a light coloured dress.


Object details

Category
Scotland
Object type
Engraving
TitleTRAP BALL (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed stipple engraving on pale cream paper
Paper
Printing
Stipple Engraving
Brief description
Printed stipple engraving entitled 'Trap Ball', engraved by Bartolozzi after Hamilton; British, 1788
Physical description
Printed stipple engraving (probably one of a series). The engraving shows a group of children in a country lane: three boys in skeleton suits with wide white collars are playing at trap ball, with the trap and ball to the left (the boy on the left of the group has a bat in his right hand) To the right, a girl in a broad brimmed hat and light coloured dress is looking on with a small child, also wearing a light coloured dress.
Dimensions
  • Oval image only (dealer's measurement before sealing item in frame) height: 5.75in
  • Oval image only (dealer's measurement before sealing item in frame) width: 7.75in
Modern reproduction frame measures 26.4 x 32.1 cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • W. Hamilton delint. (Maker's identification; English and Latin; Italic upper and lower case; Beneath lower left edge of image; printing; printing ink)
    Translation
    William Hamilton drew (it)
  • F. Bartolozzi sculpt. (Maker's identification; English and Latin; Italic upper and lower case; Beneath lower right edge of image; printing; printing ink)
    Translation
    Francesco Bartolozzi engraved (it)
  • London Pub'd. July 20.1788 by S. Vivares No 13 Great Newport Street (Publisher's identification; English; Italic upper and lower case; Beneath title; printing; printing ink)
Production
Publisher's address: 13 Great Newport Street

Reason For Production: Retail
Subject depicted
Play
Associated object
B.250-1998 (Source)
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.249-1998

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Record createdSeptember 4, 1998
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O8935/trap-ball-engraving-bartolozzi-francesco/
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