"A small ugly man rides a galloping horse in profile to the left, his leg thrust forward. He wears spectacles, his complexion is dark. There is a background of grass and trees, and in the distance a building with a pediment, evidently the new Knightsbridge Barracks (see 'Gent. Mag.', July 1797, p. 545, pl.)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text following title: Vide Hyde Park., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Horseback riding -- Buildings: Knigthsbridge Barracks., and Watermark: Turkey Mills / J Whatman.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 5th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
"A man walking from right to left using a velocipide or early type of bicycle without pedals or chain, similar to a draisine, along the shore of a lake, while another man fairly flies by on another machine in the background to left; illustration to an unidentified publication."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Seven lines of descriptive text in letterpress below plate mark: 'This Machine is of the most simple kind, supported by two lifht wheels running on the same line; the front wheel turning on a pivot, which, by means of a short lever, gives the direction in turning to one side or the other, the hind wheel always running in one direction. The rider mounts it, and seats himself in a saddle conveniently fixed on the back of the horse (if allowed to be called so), and placed in the middle between the wheels; the feet are placed flat on the ground, so that in the first step to give the Machine motion, the heel should be the part of the foot to touch the ground, and so on with the other foot alternately, as if walking on the heels, observing always to behind the movement very gently. In the front, before the rider, is placed a cushion to rest the arms on while the hands hold the lever which gives direction to the Machine, as also to balance it if inclining to either side when the opposite arm is pressed on the cushion.', "Price one shillig.", and Watermark: Turkey Mills J Whatman.
