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The Cricket Players of Europe   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Print made by: Anonymous

Published by: Matthew Darly
Title
The Cricket Players of Europe
Description
English: Satire on the relationships between the European states during the Seven Years War, focusing on the central conflict between Austria and Prussia, represented by a cricket match. Maria Theresa, her bat lying on the ground lettered "Ingratitude" bowls to Frederick II of Prussia wearing full armour, and holding a bat lettered "Fortitude"; he defends a wicket composed of crowns and coronets. Louis XV of France is fielding with close attention; his bat is lettered, "Treachy [sic] & Infidelity". Two umpires, the Netherlands and Spain stand arm and arm near him, their bats lettered "Cunning" and "Decieit [sic]"; Spain refers to the taking of a French ship by the British "Antigallican" off the coast of Spain which at this stage was thought to have met with Spanish compliance, and to the British demands regarding the Mexican state of Campeche. On the left in the foreground Augustus III of Poland (i.e., Frederick Augustus II of Saxony ) sits weeping with his head in his hands, saying "I have had asuch a dam Knock"; his bat beside him is lettered "Folly". Two scorers sit in the foreground on the right holding tally sticks, one wears a crown and may be intended for Adolf Frederick King of Sweden, the other wears a coronet; beside them stand George II, his bat lettered "Honour & Courage", the other wearing a uniform (?) has a bat lettered "Strength & Will". Empress Elizabeth of Russia, without a bat, rushes up on the left offering help to Maria Theresa; Turkey, with a bat lettered "True", stands in the centre distance and threatens France that he will "come in soon". In the centre foreground lie betting slips on which are written the names of countries and places involved in the war, arranged in two piles according to their allegiances. Etched verses beneath in three columns. 1757
Etching with hand-colouring
Depicted people Representation of: Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia
Date circa 1757
date QS:P571,+1757-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium paper
Dimensions
Height: 189 millimetres (image)
Height: 198 millimetres (trimmed)
Width: 316 millimetres (image)
Width: 317 millimetres (trimmed)
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Prints and Drawings
Accession number
1868,0808.4059
Notes

Stephens originally misdated this print, describing it under BM Satires 2506 as if the subject related to events in the War of the Austrian Succession, however he subsequently corrected himself and re-entered it under BM Satires 3591, in the year 1757, admitting his error.

The print was advertised at 6d. in the Gentleman's Magazine for that year.
Source/Photographer https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-4059
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