“A Hero of The Turf & His Agent" Regency Horseracing Turf Caricatures by Robert Dighton (1752-1814) The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 1890 Edition De Luxe Limited

1890 Edition De Luxe Limited to four hundred (400) copies

As a work of art and as a reference book

Glamour and travel are as one in this 1930s gem

Outseam: 43"L x

“A Hero of The Turf & His Agent" Regency Horseracing Turf Caricatures by Robert Dighton (1752-1814) The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 1890 Edition De Luxe LimitedPrint Sz: 11"H x 7 1 2"W Frame Sz: 13"H x 9 3 8"W Robert Dighton (1752 1814) A HERO of the TURF & his AGENT" 1806 (being portraits of the jockey Frank Buckle and the racehorse owner Harry Mellish) Lettered with the title and the publication line: "Drawn Etch'd & Pubd by Dighton. Charg Cross. 1806." Etching with contemporary hand colouring A contemporary manuscript inscription in red ink beneath the title (lower right) identifying the subjects as