Regency dandies watching horse racing from a grand stand at the finish line at Ascot Races. Tom and Bob winning the longs odds from a knowing one. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Henry Alken from Real Life in London, or, the Further Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin The Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis, Jones, London 1821. Anonymous imitation of Pierce Egan’s Life in London.

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