Cheltenham Annual Grand Steeple Chase Engravings, Laird
Cheltenham Annual Grand Steeple Chase Engravings, Laird
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Cheltenham Horse Racing Engravings.
A rare set of four mid-19th century aquatint etchings with printed colours and finished by hand. The set is of the Cheltenham Annual Grand Steeple Chase after Charles Hunt and published by I.W. Laird in 1841. The etchings are Plate 1 'The Start', Plate 2 'Frogmill Brook', Plate 3 'The Brook Forded' and Plate 4 'Coming In', all with the list of jockeys, horses and their silk colours.
Print details:- Cheltenham Annual Grand Steeplechase dedicated by special permission of Lord Segrave the Umpire by his Lordship's obedient Servant I W Laird. Published London 1841 by I.W. Laird, Leadenhall Street.
All four Cheltenham race pictures are in their original maple frames but have been removed, cleaned, new mounts and reassembled with new back boards.
Size shown is for each individual picture.
The Cheltenham Races is one of the most prestigious horse racing events and was first run in 1834. Cheltenham's Grand Annual Chase predates one of the other famous horse racing events, 'The Grand National', by five years and is the oldest race still running today.
Dimensions:
1800-1849
Mid 19th Century
Engraving
United Kingdom
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