Mounting [The Mount]

Thomas Rowlandson British
 Publisher S. W. Fores British
 Subject Dennis O'Kelly Irish

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Jockeys here don gear and mount their horses before a race. Dennis O'Kelly, a famous owner and breeder of thoroughbreds, stands at right in a red coat, instructing a jockey. 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.

Mounting [The Mount], Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching and aquatint

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