Additional Makers
Publisher - Ackermann; Print maker - John Harris the Younger
Description
Plate 1; several men, all wearing white nightcaps, on horses, others preparing to mount, soldiers in uniform attending to riders, with barracks in the background; scene illuminated by moonlight. 1839. Hand-coloured aquatint.
Inscription
Lettered above image with title, below image with an excerpt from 'The Sporting Review', No1. January 1839, beginning "In the centre stood the grey champion,....", and: "Drawn by H. Alken/ London Published March 1st 1839, by R. Ackermann, at his Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 191. Regent Street./ Engraved by J. Harris./ Preparing to start.- All sorts of Odds.- The Grey for choice."
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Country
England
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
People & Society
