See the Course Throng'd with Gazers (Primary Title)
The High Mettled Racer (Series Title)
Henry Thomas Alken, English, 1785–1851 (Artist)
Printed above image upper center: "THE HIGH METTLED RACER."; upper right: "PL. 3.". Printed beneath image lower left: "Hy. Alken, Delt."; lower center: "See the course throng'd with gazers the sports have begun, / What confusion but hear I'll bet you Sir, done, done; / A thousand strange humours resound far and near, / Lords, Hawkers, and Jockies assail the tired ear. / With his neck like a rainbow erecting his chest, / Tampered, prancing his head almost touching his breast; / Scarcely snuffing the Air he's so proud and elate, / The high mettled racer first starts for the plate./ London. Published by Thos. Mc.Lean. 26. Haymarket.1828."
Inscribed in graphite on verso: "442" (in circle), "HRH/3 / 29/1", "3" and "George Birch Reynard Fox" (struck through).
Paul Mellon Collection
Catching Sight: The World of British Sporting Print, VMFA, August 31, 2013 - July 13, 2014
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