It was one of the pieces selected to appear in Cassell's Royal Academy Pictures 1896 edition. Many of the players sat specially for Wollen while other players were based on previous portraits of them. The painting was commissioned by Newcastle-on-Tyne based partnership of Mawson, Swan & Morgan and it was completed by Wollen in 1895 and was exhibited at the 1896 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (catalogue number 673). The action on the pitch takes place in front of a packed stadium. ![]() It depicts the Yorkshire team in the all-white strip attacking while the Lancashire team in the hooped red and white jerseys and black shorts try to prevent a pass being made. It is based on the rugby union match between the representative sides of Yorkshire and Lancashire played at Fallowfield, Manchester on 24 November 1894. ![]() ![]() The Battle of the Roses also known as The Rugby Match or The Roses Match is an 1895 portrait by artist William Barnes Wollen. Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, Greater London, England
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