THE TARTAR

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Artist/Maker	M. A. Pittman (publisher) Pitman, John (painter) Romney, John (engraver)
Place of origin	London (printed and published)

'THE TARTAR'. Dark-coloured racehorse with jockey, viewed in profile. In the distance to the left is another dark-coloured horse being ridden by a man wearing a top hat and carrying a bottle. In the far distance other figures and horses are visible.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	THE TARTAR
Materials and techniques	Engraving print on paper Paper Printing Ink Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description	'THE TARTAR'. Dark-coloured racehorse with jockey, viewed in profile. Engraving print on paper. After a painting by Pitman. Engraved by John Romney. Published by M. A. Pittman, London. 1832.
Physical description	'THE TARTAR'. Dark-coloured racehorse with jockey, viewed in profile. In the distance to the left is another dark-coloured horse being ridden by a man wearing a top hat and carrying a bottle. In the far distance other figures and horses are visible.
Dimensions	Of sheet height: 13cm Of sheet width: 16cm Of image height: 9.7cm Of image width: 13.1cm Measured by DH 29/07/2010
Marks and inscriptions	THE TARTAR. (Title, centre, below image.) Pitman, Pinxt. (Below bottom-left corner of image.) I. Romney, Sculpt. (Below bottom-right corner of image.)
Subjects depicted	Racehorse Horse Man Jockey Top Hat Bottle Hickes, Henry
Bibliographic reference	Reproduced in The Sporting Magazine, volume 6 (2nd series), M. A. Pittman, London, 1833. The accompanying article describes the genealogy, career and form of The Tartar and identifies the other horse in the picture as Tiney, being ridden by The Tartar's owner Henry Hickes.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.871-1896

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O915979/the-tartar-print-pitman-john/

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