A fat buck of Hyde Park [graphic].

Description

Title: A fat buck of Hyde Park [graphic].
Creator: West, Raphael Lamar, 1769-1850, artist
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [1 January 1787]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub'd Jan. 1, 1787, by S.W. Fores at the Caricature Warehouse, No.3 Piccadilly
Abstract: "A stout man rides a trotting horse in profile to the right. followed by a dog. He rises from the saddle with his legsthrust forward, pulling hard at the curb with both hands; the snaffle rein lies on the lean horse's neck. He wears a broad-brimmed round hat and a coat buttoned across his chest by a single button."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from item.
Questionable attribution to West in local card catalog.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
In lower left corner of image: Gentlemens designs executed gratis.
Blue paper mounting partially removed.
Provenance: Andrew Edwards; June 1990;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 25 x 31.3 cm
Language: English

Access: Public
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