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Curteis, Edward Barrett ( -1838)
Curteis, Edward Barrett, d.1838.Date: 1823-1826Reference: MS.1981
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Three bookmakers (representing British politicians) are watching a horserace in which three horses are neck and neck. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 7 September 1889.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 7 September 1889Reference: 564957i
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Singapore: a stubborn horse at the start of Singapore racecourse. Pen and ink drawing by J. Taylor, 1881.
Taylor, J. E. (John Edmund), active 1860-1885Date: 1881Reference: 32521i
Part of: Sketches in the Malay archipelago. Album of watercolours and photographs made and collected by J.E. Taylor.
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Kuching, Sarawak: view of the racecourse. Photograph.
Reference: 30157i
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Singapore: two race-going celebrities talk as a race horse is ridden past them. Pen and ink drawing by J. Taylor, 1881.
Taylor, J. E. (John Edmund), active 1860-1885Date: 1881Reference: 32544i
Part of: Sketches in the Malay archipelago. Album of watercolours and photographs made and collected by J.E. Taylor.
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Singapore: a police officer clearing two race-goers from the racecourse. Pen and ink drawing by J. Taylor, 1881.
Taylor, J. E. (John Edmund), active 1860-1885Date: 1881Reference: 32537i
Part of: Sketches in the Malay archipelago. Album of watercolours and photographs made and collected by J.E. Taylor.
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The Circus of Flaminius (or Circus Flaminius), Rome: reconstruction of its unruined state. Line engraving by N. Beatrizet, 1552, after P. Ligorio.
Pirro LigorioDate: [1552]Reference: 2977750i
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British politicians gambling at Ascot. Colour lithograph by Judd & Co. after Tom Merry, 14 June 1884.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 14 June 1884Reference: 565105i
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A horse has been killed after jumping a hurdle in a steeplechase: the jockey holding a whip looks at it with concern. Wood engraving by E. Froment, 1874 after W. Small.
William SmallDate: [1874]Reference: 41364i
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The Midlothian campaign of 1879-80; a horserace between Lord Rosebery riding a horse with the face of Gladstone (the Liberal candidate) and Benjamin Disraeli riding a horse with the face of Lord Dalkeith (the Conservative candidate). Engraving by A. Mantrop, 1879/1880.
Mantrop, J. Bert.Date: 1879/1880Reference: 568581i
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The Green Mountain Vegetable Ointment is a positive remedy for ague in face, swelled breasts ...
Date: 1897
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Participants in the "Great Match": the horses belonging to the Earl of Eglinton and the Earl of Zetland. Coloured lithograph after H. Hall, ca. 1851.
Harry HallDate: [1851?]Reference: 2491244i
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Kuching, Sarawak: horses being mounted in the racecourse paddock. Photograph.
Reference: 30159i
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A horse race. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1850.
Harry HallDate: [1850?]Reference: 2491247i
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A warning against sexually transmitted diseases: in a three-horse race watched by Death, syphilis is about to overtake tuberculosis, while cancer comes third. Colour lithograph by E.-C. Jodelet, 1926.
Jodelet, Emmanuel-Charles, 1883-1973.Date: [1926]Reference: 545733i
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Lord Rosebery as a racehorse-owner conversing with his trainer (William Patrick Adam) about the prospects of a horse ridden by Gladstone, dressed as a jockey. Engraving after L. Sambourne, ca. 1880.
Edward Linley SambourneDate: 1880Reference: 568556i
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Heart Foundation Day : Sept 28th 1973 / [Ascot Racecourse].
Ascot Racecourse (Firm)Date: 1973
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Two episodes about Mr. Muff and Mr. Randle at the races and being swindled out of some money. Letterpress and wood engraving.
Reference: 15609i
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The St Leger horse race. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1850.
Harry HallDate: [1850?]Reference: 2491246i
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Three men face three thin pedestals on which stand a figure with a cross, a man with a red cap and a block inscribed 'republic' in a field in which stand tents beyond which is a horse race. Lithograph, 1845.
Date: 1845Reference: 643500i
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Key to the participants in the "Great Match": the horses belonging to the Earl of Eglinton and the Earl of Zetland. Line block after H. Hall, ca. 1851.
Harry HallDate: [1851]Reference: 2491245i
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Crowds watching horses approach the finishing line of the Derby. Wood engraving by A.F. Pannemaker after G. Doré.
Gustave DoréDate: 1872Reference: 34571i
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Three men racing on horseback are chased by a black figure with a spear on a race course watched by a crowd of people. Colour lithograph.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 588934i
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Above, two horses and their riders are approaching the finishing post in a race at Newmarket, eagerly awaited by a crowd; below, grooms and horses taking their exercises on a field outside the town of Newmarket. Chromolithograph after E. F. Burney and J. Bodger after J. Wootton.
John WoottonDate: 10 January 1891Reference: 41373i
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Hong Kong: the racecourse. Photograph, 1873 by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.
Floyd, William Pryor.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 29706i

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Curteis, Edward Barrett ( -1838)

Three bookmakers (representing British politicians) are watching a horserace in which three horses are neck and neck. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 7 September 1889.

Singapore: a stubborn horse at the start of Singapore racecourse. Pen and ink drawing by J. Taylor, 1881.

Kuching, Sarawak: view of the racecourse. Photograph.

Singapore: two race-going celebrities talk as a race horse is ridden past them. Pen and ink drawing by J. Taylor, 1881.

Singapore: a police officer clearing two race-goers from the racecourse. Pen and ink drawing by J. Taylor, 1881.

The Circus of Flaminius (or Circus Flaminius), Rome: reconstruction of its unruined state. Line engraving by N. Beatrizet, 1552, after P. Ligorio.

British politicians gambling at Ascot. Colour lithograph by Judd & Co. after Tom Merry, 14 June 1884.

A horse has been killed after jumping a hurdle in a steeplechase: the jockey holding a whip looks at it with concern. Wood engraving by E. Froment, 1874 after W. Small.

The Midlothian campaign of 1879-80; a horserace between Lord Rosebery riding a horse with the face of Gladstone (the Liberal candidate) and Benjamin Disraeli riding a horse with the face of Lord Dalkeith (the Conservative candidate). Engraving by A. Mantrop, 1879/1880.

The Green Mountain Vegetable Ointment is a positive remedy for ague in face, swelled breasts ...

Participants in the "Great Match": the horses belonging to the Earl of Eglinton and the Earl of Zetland. Coloured lithograph after H. Hall, ca. 1851.

Kuching, Sarawak: horses being mounted in the racecourse paddock. Photograph.

A horse race. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1850.

A warning against sexually transmitted diseases: in a three-horse race watched by Death, syphilis is about to overtake tuberculosis, while cancer comes third. Colour lithograph by E.-C. Jodelet, 1926.

Lord Rosebery as a racehorse-owner conversing with his trainer (William Patrick Adam) about the prospects of a horse ridden by Gladstone, dressed as a jockey. Engraving after L. Sambourne, ca. 1880.

Heart Foundation Day : Sept 28th 1973 / [Ascot Racecourse].

Two episodes about Mr. Muff and Mr. Randle at the races and being swindled out of some money. Letterpress and wood engraving.

The St Leger horse race. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1850.

Three men face three thin pedestals on which stand a figure with a cross, a man with a red cap and a block inscribed 'republic' in a field in which stand tents beyond which is a horse race. Lithograph, 1845.

Key to the participants in the "Great Match": the horses belonging to the Earl of Eglinton and the Earl of Zetland. Line block after H. Hall, ca. 1851.

Crowds watching horses approach the finishing line of the Derby. Wood engraving by A.F. Pannemaker after G. Doré.

Three men racing on horseback are chased by a black figure with a spear on a race course watched by a crowd of people. Colour lithograph.

Above, two horses and their riders are approaching the finishing post in a race at Newmarket, eagerly awaited by a crowd; below, grooms and horses taking their exercises on a field outside the town of Newmarket. Chromolithograph after E. F. Burney and J. Bodger after J. Wootton.

Hong Kong: the racecourse. Photograph, 1873 by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.