How to ride with Elegance thro' the Streets, James Gillray, 1800

A handsome and fashionable young man rides a spirited horse in profile to the left over a pavement of small stones. He is round-shouldered and rides with hands and feet thrust forward, a cane resting on his right shoulder. Beneath the title: '------" tis not in mortals to command success, "arrah "but we'll do more sempronius, - we'll desarve it" - ' 8 april 1800 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1800. Dimensions: Height: 333 mm; Width: 248 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Hon Montague Mathew. Collection: British Museum. How to ride with Elegance thro' the Streets (BM 1868,0808.6875)

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Author: Print made by: James Gillray Published by: Hannah HumphreySource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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