Jockeys race over a hedge towards the finishing post, whips in hand; on the left, one passes the finish, looking behind him. By the hedge, other horses have taken a fall, while spectators watch and cheer from the left. Engraved by C and G Hunt, after FC Turner. Part of a series of aquatints and prints presented to the British Museum after the public expressed regret at the poor representation of British Sporting Art in the National Collections.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Vale of Aylesbury Steeple Chase,1836, 1836
Date supported
1933
Medium and material
Colour-aquatint
Grant
90
Total cost
90
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