The ^hobby horse dealer / J. S. [Sheringham] Esqr. delt. ; G. Cruik. fect.

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J. Sheringham Esqr
The ^hobby horse dealer / J. S. [Sheringham] Esqr. delt. ; G. Cruik. fect.
hand colored etching
8 3/4 x 13 3/16 inches; with border: 9 5/8 x 13 3/4 inches
Peel 2097
Provenance: 
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary: 

Three dandies inspect a velocipede, which the dealer, bow-legged, horsy, and flashy-looking, holds by the steering-handle. They are outside a stable with an aperture through which look three hungry and startled horses. Above the closed door is a board: 'Stables [scored through] Hobby Horses taken in to mind or Stand at Livery NB a Fine Stud of Real Horses To Be Sold as cheap as dogs meat--The present proprietor going into the Hobby Line.' A lean stable-hand in patched clothes sits against the wall on an overturned bucket, curry-comb and broom beside him.

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