'Barefoot': a chestnut horse bred by Gilbert Crompton Esq in 1820
after James Pollard (Islington 1792 - Chelsea 1867)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1823
Materials
paper
Measurements
395 x 490 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286158
Summary
Print, coloured aquatint, 'Barefoot': a chestnut horse bred by Gilbert Crompton Esq in 1820 after James Pollard (Islington 1792 - Chelsea 1867). 'Barefoot' a chestnut horse with a race course behind, facing left and held by the trainer with jockey beside him. Inscription reads; 'A chestnut horse bred by Gilbert Crompton Esq in 1820, got by tramp his dam Rosamund by Buzzard....Miss Matcham. In 1822 he won the two years old stake at Pontefract....and he won the great St Leger stakes at Doncaster....he then became the property of the Earl of Darlington for 2,000 quineas'. Published by R. Pollard London 1823. Narrow margin.
Marks and inscriptions
A chestnut horse bred by Gilbert Crompton Esq in 1820, got by tramp his dam Rosamund by Buzzard.... Miss Matcham. In 1822 he won the two years old stake at Pontefract....and he won the great St Leger stakes at Doncaster... he then became the property of the Earl of Darlington for 2,000 quineas. (printed under image)
Makers and roles
after James Pollard (Islington 1792 - Chelsea 1867), engraver (printmaker) Robert Pollard (Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1755/6 – London 1839), engraver and publisher