Diamond. Was bred

by F. Dawson Esqr. of Newmarket, he was got by Highflyer. Dam by Matchem... he is now in Training and is the Property of Joseph Cookson Esqr by After John Nost Sartorius

$1,800 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A highly decorative aquatint recalling the race at Newmarket on 25 March 1799: the reference works make no mention of this rare aquatint issue. This work recalls the contest between Diamond and Sir Henry Vane-Tempest's horse Hambletonian. They raced, for prize-money of three thousand guineas, over the Beacon Course at Newmarket on 25 March 1799. Hambletonian won. John Nost Sartorius was the only son of Francis Sartorius. He 'lived for much of his life at Carshalton in Surrey

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