Newmarket:: A Shot at a Pigeon.
Mr.Bunbury f. J.Bretherton.
Publish'd 1st March, 1777.
Etching. 250 x 270mm ( 9½ x 10½"). Trimmed plate at bottom, laid on album paper.
A group of locals point at an open-mouthed young gentleman holding a riding whip, who they see as a gullible gambler. He is accompanied by an Italian greyhound; a mongrel drags its bottom along the ground in front of him. 'Mambrino' is written on the wall. One of a pair with 'Newmarket: A Shot at a Hawk' (BM Satire 4717).
BM Satire 4719a.
[Ref: 59221] £180.00
Publish'd 1st March, 1777.
Etching. 250 x 270mm ( 9½ x 10½"). Trimmed plate at bottom, laid on album paper.
A group of locals point at an open-mouthed young gentleman holding a riding whip, who they see as a gullible gambler. He is accompanied by an Italian greyhound; a mongrel drags its bottom along the ground in front of him. 'Mambrino' is written on the wall. One of a pair with 'Newmarket: A Shot at a Hawk' (BM Satire 4717).
BM Satire 4719a.
[Ref: 59221] £180.00