How to Escape Losing
Samuel Chifney Jr.|Thomas Rowlandson|George, Prince of Wales
ca. 1791 · Pen and gray ink, brush and wash · Drawings and Prints
Rowlandson here establishes a design for a print published in November 22, 1791 (59.533.437, 60.620.37), one of a pair he made in response to two races held at Newmarket, on October 20 and 21, 1791. Centered on Escape, the Prince of Wales's prize thoroughbred, the results led to a scandal when the horse unexpectedly lost the first race, then easily won the second, earning his owner a significant sum at increased odds. In a subsequent inquiry, the jockey Samuel Chifney swore he had not held Escape back in the first race but was prevented from running further races; the Prince sold his stables soon after but stood by Chifney and continued to pay him a generous salary.
- Artist
- Samuel Chifney Jr.|Thomas Rowlandson|George, Prince of Wales
- Date
- ca. 1791
- Medium
- Pen and gray ink, brush and wash
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
