A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]

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Title: A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]
Alternative Title: Hero of the turf and his agent
Creator: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Contributor: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist, publisher.
Published / Created: [1806]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Robert Dighton
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
Description: Title etched below image.
Figures identified by ms. note in contemporary hand at bottom plate.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 27.5 x 20.1 cm, on sheet 36 x 27 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works) England 1806
Etchings England London 1806
Annotations (Provenance) 19th century
Material: etching with stipple ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Mellish, Henry Francis, 1782-1817
Buckle, Francis, 1766-1832
Subject (Topic): Jockeys
Riding habits
Subjects: Mellish, Henry Francis, 1782-1817 > Caricatures and cartoons
Buckle, Francis, 1766-1832 > Caricatures and cartoons
Jockeys
Riding habits
England > 1806
England > London > 1806
19th century

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