A Race over the Beacon Course at Newmarket

Date1770

Engraver Richard Houston 1721 - 1775

After work by Francis Sartorius

Publisher Robert Sayer 1725 - 1794

OriginEngland, London

MediumMezzotint engraving on laid paper with hand coloring

DimensionsOverall: 10 5/16 × 14 5/16in. (26.2 × 36.4cm)
Other (Plate): 9 1/2 × 13 3/4in. (24.1 × 34.9cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-699

DescriptionLower margin reads: "F. Sartorius pinx.t/ R. Houston fecit. / A Race over the Beacon Course at Newmarket. / London, Printed Rob.t Sayer N.o 53 Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs 20 Aug. 1770."Label TextThis print depicts three racehorses reaching one of the posts marked "Turn of the Lands" at the Beacon Course at Newmarket in England.ProvenanceBefore 1954, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1954-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).