a Great Man of the Turf___0r___Sir Solomon in all his Glory

London: Hannah Humphrey, 1803. Wraps. Near Fine. Gillray, James. 35.5 x 25 cm. Hand colored etching and aquatint. Clean, bright copy with ink number at lower left margin. The Duke of Bedford [Identified in the House of Lords Gillray Collection as Mr Norton.] stands directed to the right., his head in profile, on a mound watching a race. He wears riding-dress with spurred top-boots and holds a riding-switch. Three horses race in the background; the contours of the ground, and the horizon, are fringed with crowds of tiny cheering figures; some follow the race on foot or horseback.