A Country Cricket Match — John Robertson Reid

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Artist: John Robertson Reid
Date: 1878
Location: National Gallery

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John Robertson Reid

John Robertson Reid was a Scottish painter known for capturing rural life and cricket matches, often painting entirely on location.

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