Monday after the "Great St. Leger", or Heroes of the Turf paying & receiving at Tattersalls
This print describes the aftermath of a famous horserace and was published in "The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous, Comprising Scenes and Sketches in Every Rank of Society" by Charles Malloy Westmacott. The list of illustrations describes the image as, "made upon the spot by my friend Transit on the Monday following the result of the last Great St. Leger in 1823, when the "Legs" were, for the most part, in mourning from the loss of their favourite Sherwood. Some long faces will easily be recognized, and some few round ones, though "Barefoots," not easily forgotten. The "Tinkers" were many of them "Levanters." Here may be seen the "Peer" and the "Prig," the "Wise" one and the "Green" one, the "Pigeon" and the "Rook" amalgamated together. It is almost unnecessary to say, the greater part of the characters are portaits."
Artwork Details
- Title: Monday after the "Great St. Leger", or Heroes of the Turf paying & receiving at Tattersalls
- Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank (British, London 1789–1856 London)
- Publisher: Sherwood, Jones & Co. (London)
- Date: March 1, 1824
- Medium: Etching and aquatint, hand-colored
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 5/8 × 9 3/8 in. (14.3 × 23.8 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.1167-59
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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