Having Persuaded Mama to Entrust Her Darling to Your Care... (Primary Title)
Sporting Discoveries; or The Miseries of Driving (Series Title)
Henry Thomas Alken, English, 1785–1851 (Artist)
Printed beneath image in center: Having persuaded Mama to entrust her darling to your care, by assuring her of your great skill in driving, and the quiet disposition of your / Horse. No sooner started than you DISCOVER that the reins are under his tail by the singularity of his action./ London Pub. Jany. 1.1817, by S. & J. Fuller, 34, Rathbone Place. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 12 / 15A" and "57" (in circle).
Paul Mellon Collection
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