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'Early Caricatures by Rip. Gentlemen & Players 1896'. Roland Pretty Hill 'RIP'. Original pen and ink cartoon on artist's board featuring caricatures of players, the majority of whom were members of the Gentlemen v Players teams who played at Lord's, 6th-8th July 1896. Players depicted are George Giffen, Frank Iredale, W.G. Grace, Johnny Briggs, Charley Townsend, J.T. Brown, Tom Richardson, Sammy Woods, Bobby Abel, Ranjitsinhji etc. Title in pencil to the centre. To the left half of the board is a preliminary pencil sketch for a cartoon, 'Ranji in the 90s', depicting Ranjitsinhji in various cricket poses, one of him carrying an elongated cricket bag bearing his name. 14.5"x10.75". Minor wear and staining, otherwise in good condition
Roland Pretty Hill (1866-1949), pseudonym 'RIP', was renowned at the turn of the century for his caricatures which appeared in Punch and the Evening News