A bit of blood [graphic][1 August 1787]eng"A man canters in profile to the left on a lean and broken-kneed horse whose hind-quarter is branded. He has only one rein attached to ill-fitting harness, and sits with his leg thrust forward and holds a club against his right shoulder. Behind him (right) is a signpost: 'The Bridle Way to Horse-Lydown' (a pun on Horselydown, Southwark). In the background are trees and (left) the Thames with ships."--British Museum online catalogueTitle from text below image.Plate from: An academy for grown horsemen ... / by Geoffrey Gambado [pseud.] ... London : W. Dickinson [etc.], 1787.Temporary local subject terms: Broken kneed horse -- Branded horse -- Signpost: The Bridie Way to Horse-ly Down -- Ships on the Thames.Mounted on page 66 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.1 print : stipple engraving with etching on laid paper ; sheet 23.0 x 18.9 cm.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.