This is a very interesting artwork which relates to Scottish sporting history.
It is a pencil-signed etching by Gertrude Hayes (1872 - 1956) and shows a view of the new Cricket Field at Inverleith in Edinburgh. A match is taking place - and in the distance, you can see the magnificent view from the grounds over to the Old Town of Edinburgh. Edinburgh Castle can be seen to the right of the image - and to the left - we have Arthur's Seat.
Hayes was a painter and etcher - as well as a repousee metal worker. Hayes studied at the Royal Academy and married the artist, Alfred Kedington. Husband and wife taught at Rugby School.
She is best known for depicting places associated with sports playing fields. She did another etching focussing on the cricket pavilion at Raeburn Place - which I sold back in 2021.
This view of the cricket grounds at Stockbridge was made in 1901 and published by W.H. Beynon & Co in Cheltenham.
The print is in lovely condition with no damage and is nicely framed to hang straight on your wall. The frame is 30 x 37.5 cm Image size is 20 x 28 cm.
This etching has been in my own personal collection for decades and I have just listed it for sale in autumn 2022. It is very rare - and is a special early 20th-century image of cricketing in Edinburgh. The price for this work reflects its rarity.
HISTORY: The origin of Edinburgh Accies can be traced back to 1824 when cricket was played in the Edinburgh Academy yards. T.H. Shepherd's drawing of the Edinburgh Academy in 1828 shows two boys holding cricket bats, one of whom was William Moncreiff, who joined the school on its opening day and founded the Grange Cricket Club in 1832.
In 1854, the Edinburgh Academy acquired a playing field at Raeburn Place, Stockbridge, and Edinburgh Accies was founded the following year. Former pupils of the Edinburgh Academy and members of Edinburgh Accies were integral in the development of Scottish cricket, and within a few years, all the independent schools in Scotland had private cricket grounds.
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