Image: Thomas Hemy Sunderland v Aston Villa 1895 A Corner Kick

Description: One of the earliest football paintings in the world, Thomas MM Hemy's "Sunderland v. Aston Villa 1895", also titled "A Corner Kick", depicts a match between the two most successful English teams of the decade. The venue is the Newcastle Road ground in Sunderland, and the game finished 4-4. This painting is currently exhibited (behind glass) at Sunderland's Stadium of Light. Hemy specialized in marine paintings, but also painted urban scenes such as this one. He was born on a ship from England to Australia c.1852, spent parts of his life in Newcastle upon Tyne and London, and died on the Isle of Wight in 1937. Extensive information about this painting and its history Biography of Thomas M. M. Hemy info at Searlecanada.org
Title: Thomas Hemy Sunderland v Aston Villa 1895 A Corner Kick
Credit: Restored version at Theresa Easton Wordpress
Author: Thomas M. M. Hemy / Thomas Marie Madawaska Hemy
Permission: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No