Sujet

Reading Races, 1844. Creator: Stephen Sly.

Légende

Reading Races, 1844. Horseracing in Berkshire, at: 'the beautiful race-course in the "King's Meadows"...bounded on one side by the Kennett and Thames, and on the other by the railroad. It presents throughout a broad and spacious level...There were, as usual, lots of jugglers, and gipsies and tumblers, but no gambling of any kind'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A06_232

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

35.7Mo (3.4Mo) / 42.0cm x 21.3cm / 4960 x 2513 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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