George hanger rides in profile to the left on a pony with a heavy body and short legs; his right foot thrust forward, the end of his bludgeon resting on the right toe. He wears a round hat tilted over the right eye, a striped neck-cloth, and prominent shirt-frill. Behind is the corner of (lower) 'grosvenor street', showing the door and a window of the famous coffee-house, 'the mount', the name inscribed over the door. 23 november 1796
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1796. Dimensions: Height: 344 mm; Width: 265 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: George Hanger, 4th Baron Coleraine. Collection: British Museum. Georgey a' cock-horse. (BM 1851,0901.833)
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