1796
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored etching and aquatint on laid paper
Sheet: 18 3/4 × 21 7/8 in. (47.63 × 55.56 cm)
Plate: 18 3/8 × 21 1/2 in. (46.67 × 54.61 cm)
Image: 16 7/8 × 20 9/16 in. (42.86 × 52.23 cm)
Mat: 28 × 34 1/2 in. (71.12 × 87.63 cm)
85.1435
Not on view
Printed beneath image, lower left: "Drawn by Benj.n Stead, Esq.r"; lower right: "Engraved by J. Grozer."; lower center: "PHOEBUS,/ A Capital HUNTER belonging to LORD VISCOUNT ASHBROOK, when 18 Years Old, carrying 11 Stone, he beat BOS, 6 Years Old, carrying 10 Stone, the/ property of WM. THOYTS, ESQ.R for 100 Guineas each, four Miles over LAMBOURNE COURSE, April 4th, 1796/ Published as the Act directs, 1796, for the Proprietor, by J. Grozer, No. 8, Castle Street, Leicester Square"
Paul Mellon Collection
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