The Diversion of Battledore and Shittlecock
Date1750
Artist/Maker
C. Grinion
Artist/Maker
Francis Hayman
(c. 1708 - 1776)
Artist/Maker
Remi Parr
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching with period color
DimensionsOH: 7 3/4" x OW: 10 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-232,1
DescriptionUpper right corner: "9"The lower margin reads: "The Diversion of Battledore and Shittlecock from an original Design in Vauxhall Gardens,/ Printed for Robt. Sayer, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street."
Label TextTwo children, a boy and girl are shown with the little paddles playing shuttlecock. A woman sits in one of the chairs doing a bit of needlework and watching the children at play.
ProvenanceNot known.
1795 (from earlier plate Ca. 1755)
1755-1765
Ca. 1760
1750-1780
1787
1787
Ca. 1760