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Danger of Riding on Too High A Horse: P.14662-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Danger of Riding on Too High A Horse
HB Sketches No. 72

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Doyle, John (HB)
Publisher: McLean, Thomas

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Description

Lithograph (uncoloured) on white wove paper. Inlaid within a frame of buff wove paper (approx. height 360mm x width 515mm). Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1769-1852; Prime Minister from 1828 to 1830) rides a horse, his cloak flying out behind him. Speech inside a speech bubble: 'Hello young man be quiet / with your whip - I tell you / I won't ride over you - / if you get out of my way ['if you get out of my way' printed in smaller font]'. A younger male figure (Lord Clanricarde; Ulick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, 1802-1874) stands in front of Wellington's horse, leg's astride and holding aloft a whip. Printed speech inside a speech bubble: 'I'll take card you do _not_ ride / your High Horse over _me_-'. The artist's initials in monogram at lower left: 'HB'. Title printed below the border: 'DANGER OF RIDING ON TOO HIGH A HORSE.'. The publisher's details printed below: 'Published by Thos McLean, 26 Haymarket, July 17th 1830.'. Printer's details below the border at lower right: 'Printed by C. Motte, 23, Leicester Sqre.'. Handwritten in graphite at upper right: '72'. See 16169,_Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires_, Vol. XI, 1828-1832, M.D. George, published 1954, p. 309. A number '[72]' printed in square brackets in the right-hand margin on p. 309 relates to the handwritten number at upper right, both referencing the sequence of John Doyle's Political Sketches series.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs J.E. Foster, 1895

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1895) by Foster, J.E., Mrs

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1830-07-17

Note

Height 286mm x width 406mm

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14662-R
Primary reference Number: 225251
Stephens/George: 16169
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Thursday 6 January 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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