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James Gillray
1756-1815
How to ride with elegance thro' the streets
London : Publish'd April 8th, 1800, by H Humphrey, No 27 St James's Street, [1800]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.634
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London : Publish'd April 8th, 1800, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street, [1800]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Notes:
Two lines of verse below title: "Tis not in mortals to command success, Arrah! But we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it."
Summary:
Print shows a handsome and fashionable young man, identified as Montague James Mathew, riding a spirited horse with cropped ears over a pavement of small stones. He is round-shouldered and rides with hands and feet thrust forward, a cane resting on his right shoulder.
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