Betting [The Betting Post]
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Men on horseback jostle one another here to place bets near a race already underway. At right, the celebrated thoroughbred owner Dennis O'Kelly wears a blue coat and watches from his white mount, holding crutches needed for gout. The Prince of Wales, at left in a red coat, points towards the action. The print comes from a group by Rowlandson devoted to moments in horse racing--interestingly none shows a finish. When first published around 1789, the titles were "The Mount," "The Start," "The Betting Post," and "The Course." The present example comes from an expanded reissue of 1798-99 with titles altered to "Mounting" (59.533.1697), "Racing" (59.533.1694), "Betting" (59.533.1695), with "Between Heats" (59.533.514, 59.533.1700), and "Weighing" (59.533.1696) and "Running out of the Course" (59.533.1698) added.
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![Betting [The Betting Post], Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching and aquatint](/Rodan/dist/svg/rolling-0.9s-30px.svg)
