A portrait of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar was unveiled in the MCC Museum at Lord’s earlier than the beginning of the third Test between India and England in London on Thursday (July 10, 2025).
The portrait, which has been painted by Stuart Pearson Wright from {a photograph} taken by the artist at his dwelling 18 years in the past, will stay in the MCC Museum till later this yr and can then be relocated to the Pavilion.
“As the work progressed, so did Pearson Wright’s approach, eventually ending with oil on abraded aluminium. The abstract background illustrates Tendulkar’s timelessness, unrestricted by any era or specific location,” a launch mentioned.
Pearson Wright has beforehand painted portraits of Kapil Dev, Bishan Singh Bedi, and Dilip Vengsarkar.
Tendulkar was quoted as saying, “It’s a huge honour. In 1983, when India won the World Cup, it was my first introduction to Lord’s.” “I saw our captain, Kapil Dev, lift the trophy. That moment sparked my cricketing journey. Today, with my portrait going up inside the Pavilion, feels like it’s come full circle. When I reflect on my career, it brings a smile to my face. This is truly special.”
“Unlike the previous paintings, which were full-length, the portrait of Tendulkar is a larger-than-life image of his head and shoulders,” the discharge added.
“The Lord’s Portrait Programme has been running in its current form for three decades, but MCC has been collecting art and artefacts since the Victorian period, opening a dedicated museum in the 1950s making it the oldest sporting museum in Europe.
“The Long Room Gallery is the oldest and most iconic gallery in sport. The Club at the moment homes round 3,000 footage, practically 300 of that are portraits.”
Pearson Wright said: “It was clear that MCC did not need this portrait to be in the identical format because the earlier Indian cricket portraits I made, so a contemporary strategy was taken with this one.”
“I made a decision on a composition which targeted extra on Sachin’s head and in addition utilizing a heroic larger-than-lifesize scale to provide the portray a way of gravitas and energy.”
“I’ve usually painted a portrait with an summary background, usually a plain color, somewhat than paint a rendition of an inside or exterior house. This is essentially to provide focus to the topic’s options and to minimise a context which could outline the topic in a way.”
