1860 – Northamption Steeplechase, Grand Military Gold Cup: The Last Leap

This dramatic scene of the last leap in the Northampton Steeplechase, is a full page feature image taken from the April 14th, 1860 edition of “The Illustrated London News”. The caption reads: “Northampton Steeplechase, Grand Military Gold Cup: the Last Leap – drawn by Harrison Weir”. As is usual in these cases, Weir gives us multiple scenes within one landscape like a series of vignettes within one large image, so we can get enthused with the onlookers, focused with the riders, have a heightened awareness of the typography of the landscape etc. The picture is simply full of action. A great historic image for the racing enthusiast.

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