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A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]

Creator:
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1806]
Call Number:
806.00.00.53+
Collection Title:
Leaf 21. Characatures by Dighton.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A tall man in fashionable riding-dress stands in profile to the left, talking to a jockey; he holds a notebook and pencil in gloved hands. He wears a top-hat with deeply curved brim, voluminous swathed neckcloth and shirt-frill, single-breasted coat, with breeches and top-boots like those of the jockey. The latter wears a white jacket with pink sleeves and cap, and holds riding-whip and papers."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Hero of the turf and his agent
Description:
Title etched below image. and Figures identified by ms. note in contemporary hand at bottom plate.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Subject (Name):
Mellish, Henry Francis, 1782-1817 and Buckle, Francis, 1766-1832
Subject (Topic):
Jockeys and Riding habits
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]

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A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]

Creator:
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1806]
Call Number:
Quarto 75 D569 812
Collection Title:
Leaf 21. Characatures by Dighton.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A tall man in fashionable riding-dress stands in profile to the left, talking to a jockey; he holds a notebook and pencil in gloved hands. He wears a top-hat with deeply curved brim, voluminous swathed neckcloth and shirt-frill, single-breasted coat, with breeches and top-boots like those of the jockey. The latter wears a white jacket with pink sleeves and cap, and holds riding-whip and papers."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Hero of the turf and his agent
Description:
Title etched below image., Leaf 21 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching with stipple on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.5 x 19.9 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figures identified as "Captn. Mellish & Buckle" in pencil below plate mark.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Subject (Name):
Mellish, Henry Francis, 1782-1817 and Buckle, Francis, 1766-1832
Subject (Topic):
Jockeys and Riding habits
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]

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