Vanity Fair Caricature “The Winning Post”

Vanity Fair Caricature “The Winning Post”Print Sz: 14"H x 20"W Frame Sz: 19 3 4"H x 25 1 2"W Vanity Fair Caricature The Winning Post By 'Lib' (Liborio Prosperi, 1854 1928) Original Double Page Chromolithograph Printed on wove paper as issued Published in "Vanity Fair" by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd London, December 8, 1888 Framed and glazed Measures: 59 cm x 64. 5 cm (framed) Caricature of a group of jockeys and on horseback: John Osborne, Tom Cannon, John Watts, Fred Webb, Fred Barrett,

Print Sz: 14"H x 20"W

Frame Sz: 19 3/4"H x 25 1/2"W

Vanity Fair Caricature “The Winning Post”

By 'Lib' (Liborio Prosperi, 1854-1928)

Original Double Page Chromolithograph

Printed on wove paper as issued

Published in "Vanity Fair" by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd

London, December 8, 1888

Framed and glazed

Measures:-

59 cm x 64.5 cm (framed)

Caricature of a group of jockeys and on horseback: John Osborne, Tom Cannon, John Watts, Fred Webb, Fred Barrett, George Barrett, William "Jack" Robinson and Fred Rickaby. Together with Judge Clark and Sir John Astley, Bart.

This Vanity Fair caricature probably depicts the climax of an imaginary race at Newmarket. Sir John 'The Mate' Astley, Bart. (1828-1894) was a Steward of The Jockey Club who, having been educated at Eton and sent-down from Oxford, had an illustrious military career before devoting his time to horseracing. He was responsible for the development of the new stand at the end of the Rowley Mile at Newmarket. 'Judge' John Francis Clark (1816-1898) was an invigilator at race-meetings and also an architect responsible for various sporting stands. The jockeys listed represent a group of the leading jockeys of the day. Many of the subjects appear in other Vanity Fair illustrations.

An original edition of this late Victorian print, some fading and yellowing creating a wonderfully authentic tone