Alken (Henry) & Harris (J., eng.)

The First Steeple-Chase on Record (The Night Riders of Nacton), set of 4 hand-coloured aquatints, some spotting, 340 x 400mm, [Siltzer 63], framed and glazed, Ben Brooks, 1839 (4)

*** Alken's famous series, depicting a nocturnal steeplechase supposedly performed in December 1803 by a group of cavalry officers betting on their horses.