A BASE BALL GAME. (BASEBALL)
Henry Sandham
Artist's BiographyA Base Ball Game. (Baseball)
Goupilgravure (photogravure), 1896
Image size 38 5/8 x 51 3/4" (98.1 x 131.4 cm).
Good condition with extremely wide (six plus inches) margins. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 2789
Price: $22,500.00 Publisher : Printed in Paris and published April 1, 1897 by Boussod Valadon & Co. Sucessors to Goupil & Co. . . . Painted by Henry Sandham. Copyright 1896 by Boussod Valadon & Co. One of the greatest baseball images prior to 1900. The game is being played at the second Polo Grounds located between 155-157 Streets and Eighth Avenue. In the distance the High Bridge can be seen, as well as a Westchester bound steam locomotive. Represented is the 1894 “Temple Cup” between the New York Giants and Baltimore Orioles, won 16 to 3 by New York which took the series in four straight games. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Sports & Games , Baseball
