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1.
Jockeyship [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[31 November 1785]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on leaf 21 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Publish'd Novr. 31st, 1785, J.R. Smith, No. 83, Oxford Street
Subject (Topic):
Jockeys and Racetracks
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Jockeyship [graphic]

2.
Jockeyship [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 July 1802]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched within image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on leaf 4 of volume 8 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 1st, 1802, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Jockeys and Racetracks
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Jockeyship [graphic]

3.
[Doncaster, Great St. Leger race, & characters on the turf] [graphic].

Creator:
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1826]
Call Number:
Folio 75 C9 824 no. 20
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Men, with one or two women. stand against the rails in the foreground. On the opposite side of the course is a palatial stand or club-house, its balconies and roof crowded with spectators; in front of it are carriages and spectators. Portraits seem to include the Duke of York in a frogged blue coat and white trousers and Lord Petersham on horseback. There are also fruit-sellers, and a gaming-board. British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Doncaster, Great St. Leger race, and characters on the turf
Description:
Title, printmaker, and imprint from published state., Plate etched for: Westmacott, C.M. English spy. London : Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1825-1826., For published state see: No. 15224 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., and Ms. note in pencil on front: Vol. 2, Page 313.
Publisher:
Sherwood & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Clubhouses, Crowds, Food vendors, Gameboards, Grandstands, Racetracks, and Sports spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Doncaster, Great St. Leger race, & characters on the turf] [graphic].

4.
[Doncaster, Great St. Leger race, & characters on the turf] [graphic].

Creator:
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1826]
Call Number:
Folio 75 C9 824 no. 21
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Men, with one or two women. stand against the rails in the foreground. On the opposite side of the course is a palatial stand or club-house, its balconies and roof crowded with spectators; in front of it are carriages and spectators. Portraits seem to include the Duke of York in a frogged blue coat and white trousers and Lord Petersham on horseback. There are also fruit-sellers, and a gaming-board. British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Doncaster, Great St. Leger race, and characters on the turf
Description:
Title, printmaker, and imprint from published state., Plate etched for: Westmacott, C.M. English spy. London : Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1825-1826., For published state see: No. 15224 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., Ms. note in pencil on front: Vol. 2, Page 313 (with "ground")., and Cropped within plate lines.
Publisher:
Sherwood & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Clubhouses, Crowds, Food vendors, Gameboards, Grandstands, Racetracks, and Sports spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Doncaster, Great St. Leger race, & characters on the turf] [graphic].

5.
A deep one and a knowing one [graphic].

Published / Created:
published as the act directs 25 April 1791.
Call Number:
Folio 75 C697 770
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two racing men in consultation on a race-course, with horses, jockeys, and a post-chaise in the background (left). They lean against a paling in front of the gable-end of a wooden barn or stable. One (left), with short unpowdered hair, wears a high-crowned hat and a long coat with many capes, he holds a riding-whip and a 'List of the Horses' printed in three columns and headed by a print of horses leaving the starting-post. The other wears a cocked hat, powdered hair or wig, and holds a 'Betting Book' and pencil-case in his right hand. Both wear spurred top-boots."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., After Robert Dighton. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate numbered '607' in lower left corner., No. 44 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries., Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering., and 1 print : mezzotint on laid paper ; plate mark 35.2 x 25.2, on sheet 38.6 x 27.1 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard
Subject (Topic):
Fences, Gambling, Horse racing, Race horses, Racetracks, and Stables
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A deep one and a knowing one [graphic].

6.
A deep one and a knowing one [graphic].

Published / Created:
published as the act directs 25 April 1791.
Call Number:
791.04.25.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two racing men in consultation on a race-course, with horses, jockeys, and a post-chaise in the background (left). They lean against a paling in front of the gable-end of a wooden barn or stable. One (left), with short unpowdered hair, wears a high-crowned hat and a long coat with many capes, he holds a riding-whip and a 'List of the Horses' printed in three columns and headed by a print of horses leaving the starting-post. The other wears a cocked hat, powdered hair or wig, and holds a 'Betting Book' and pencil-case in his right hand. Both wear spurred top-boots."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., After Robert Dighton. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate numbered '607' in lower left corner.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard
Subject (Topic):
Fences, Gambling, Horse racing, Race horses, Racetracks, and Stables
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A deep one and a knowing one [graphic].

7.
The gigg with a view of Epsom Downs [graphic].

Published / Created:
5 Aug. 1792.
Call Number:
792.08.05.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A plainly dressed man drives a gig (right to left) on Epsom downs; the horse kicks, the man pulls at the reins, his companion in the gig attempts to climb out, clutching the back of the seat and displaying her leg above the knee. Behind (right) is a tent where liquor is sold, indicated by a round bottle tied to the horizontal pole. In the background is the racecourse, surrounded by a railing; spectators stand on the flat roof of a square building; gigs and coaches are driving round the course inside the rails."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Gig with a view of Epsom Downs
Description:
Title engraved below image., Temporary local subject terms: Vehicles: gigs -- Women: young girls -- Epsom Downs -- Tent for liquor -- Race grounds., and Numbered '146' above plate in contemporary hand.
Publisher:
Printed for Robert Sayer & Co., Chart & Printsellers, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Epsom Racecourse (England),
Subject (Topic):
Carriages & coaches and Racetracks
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The gigg with a view of Epsom Downs [graphic].