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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/4/39
TitleThe Yorkshire Jockey or the Material of a Fox-hunters Head
Date[Oct 1815]
DescriptionA groom leads a horse round a yard. On the left, the owner and a potential customer stand in the doorway, under a sign which reads: 'A KEEN | HORSE DEALER'. The customer, on the left, asks:
"Well! I have no objection to the price, but you'll answer for it, he won't refuse timber*?"
The dealer, on the right, replies:
"Refuse timber!! why he'll leap over your head!! What do you think about that!!"
LevelSubSeries
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWilliams
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information229
Williams Scupt

Text reads:
'Note* Refusing Timber, is a sporting phrase for a five bard gate'

Date based on BM Sat 12649
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 420 x 270 mm.
Publication NoteBM Sat 12649
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