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СтатистикаBlazer worn by Rene Lacoste
robert george kelly (1822 – 1910)
Robert George Kelly (1822-1910) was an Irish artist known for his genre scenes, maritime paintings & historical subjects. Educated in Dublin and trained at the Royal Dublin Society, he captured Victorian life with detailed realism.
Off-white wool single breasted blazer with two shell buttons and three patch pockets on the front. There is a crocodile embroidered on the breast pocket. There are three shell buttons at each cuff. The edge stitching was done by hand around the lapels and front edges. The blazer is lined in cream-colored satin. Lacoste asked his friend Robert George to embroider a crocodile on his white blazers after he lost a bet to his Davis Cup Captain Allan H. Muhr. If Lacoste won his Davis Cup rubber for France, he would have received a crocodile-skinned suitcase from Muhr. Though he lost the match and the bet, a journalist from the Boston Evening Transcript found out about the bet and called Lacoste
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- Название: Blazer worn by Rene Lacoste
- Художник: robert george kelly
- Год: 1920
- Формат: Tall
- Правовой статус: Общественное достояние
- Основной цвет: Celadon
- Воспринимаемая яркость: brilliant
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