The Cadger's Trot

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Artist/Maker	Bewick, Thomas (printmaker)
Place of origin	Edinburgh (printed)

Thomas Bewick was in Edinburgh in 1823 and visited the printing office of Ballantine and Robertson where he was persuaded to make this drawing of a horse in full trot. This was Thomas Bewick's only attempt at lithography. Copies were not greatly sought after in Bewick's lifetime.

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Categories	Prints Scotland
Object type	Print
Title	The Cadger's Trot (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	lithograph on paper Paper Printing Ink Lithography
Brief description	'The Cadger's Trot' by Thomas Bewick (1753-1828); lithograph; 1823
Physical description	The image shows a man on horseback riding through the rain
Dimensions	Height: 211mm Width: 260mm
Marks and inscriptions	Sketched by TB at Edinburgh 21st Augs. 1823 (Below and printed as part of the image and written in reverse) Robertson & Ballantine's Lithogy Edinh. (Lettered to the bottom left of the image)
Production	Bewick's only attempt at lithography
Subjects depicted	Horse Rider
Summary	Thomas Bewick was in Edinburgh in 1823 and visited the printing office of Ballantine and Robertson where he was persuaded to make this drawing of a horse in full trot. This was Thomas Bewick's only attempt at lithography. Copies were not greatly sought after in Bewick's lifetime.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	23536

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O640907/the-cadgers-trot-print-bewick-thomas/

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