A man on horseback struggles to maintain control of his horse as it rears its hind legs, sending a boy scrambling away in the foreground on the right. In the background, another man looks on and grins at the prank he has played with his stick in the horse’s tail; he stands in front of a building (an inn?) with a sign hanging above the entrance.
- Artist: Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist.
- Title: Hard hearted Grower gives poor Boots his due, or Boots at posting has a Rig for you – Anon [art original].
- Production: [England], [approximately 1790?]
Drawings B87 no. 32 Box D200
Acquired February 2024
A scene in a sitting room, a man in a fit of anger kicks over a chair and table set with tea; a pitcher, cups and saucers, tongs and other tableware are in flight or shattered on the floor. The man holds his wig in his left hand as a woman looks on with fear. Two cats fight in front of a fireplace above which hangs a seascape with rough waters and lightening. On the back wall another painting shows a man standing over a woman.
