Newmarket a shot at a pigeon / [graphic]Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmakerpublish'd 1st March 1777.eng"Satire on a gullible young gambler; a street scene with a group of local Newmarket men and a small boy pointing at an open-mouthed young gentleman his right hand in his pocket holding a riding whip accompanied by an Italian greyhound; a street dog defecates in front of the young man; the wall behind the men has been chalked with the name of the famous racehorse Mambrino; in the distance three men converse outside a building."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Imprint statement lightly etched and barely visible.Companion print to: Newmarket : a shot at a hawk.Temporary local subject terms: Newmarket -- Slang: Pigeon.