A man on horseback struggles to maintain control of his horse as it rears its hind legs, sending a boy scrambling away in the foreground on the right. In the background, another man looks on and grins at the prank he has played with his stick in the horse's tail; he stands in front of a building (an inn?) with a sign hanging above the entrance
Alternative Title:
Boots gets his revenge
Description:
Title from inscription., Attribution to Bunbury from inscription on verso, which notes that the drawing was presented to Lord Harrington., Two line inscription in ink across lower margin: Hard hearted Grower gives poor Boots his due, Or Boots at posting has a Rig for you - Anon., and Probably the original design for a print entitled "Tricks upon travellers," an illustration to Annals of horsemanship (London : W. Dickinson, 1791).
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding, Kicking, Signs (Notices), and Taverns (Inns)
A young, fashionably dressed couple ride horses to the right through a barren landscape. The woman rides sidesaddle and faces away from the viewer; the man looks back over his right shoulder, an unhappy expression on his face
Description:
Title from inscription., Signed in lower left corner with the artist's initials., and Probably the original design for a print entitled "Love and wind," an illustration to Annals of horsemanship (London : W. Dickinson, 1791).
