A sketch in the island of Anglesea / etched by G. Cruikshank.

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George Cruikshank
A sketch in the island of Anglesea / etched by G. Cruikshank.
[London] : G. Humphrey, 1820
hand colored etching
9 3/16 x 7 5/16 inches; with border: 10 x 7 7/8 inches
Peel 2015
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Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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An equestrian portrait of the Marquess of Anglesey riding a prancing horse in profile to the right. He wears top-hat, tailcoat, and strapped trousers, and there is no indication that he has lost a leg. He rides without a whip, his right hand on his hip.

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