How to travel upon two Legs in a Frost

Henry William Bunbury

How to travel upon two Legs in a Frost

London, W. Dickinson, March 25^th. 1791

Etching with stipple engraving.

250 x 210 mm

£150

A wry and gentle series of caricatures on the hazards of horse riding. Annals of Horsemanship

As a gentleman amateur, Bunbury (1750-1811), took up caricature as a source of amusement rather than income.

A horse and rider are tavelling down a hill on a frosty day. The horse has folded his rear legs forward so that he can slide down using only his front two legs to maneuver. The rider clings on tightly