| AltRefNo | C136.1 (091) |
| Title | Extraordinary exploit on the Serpentine |
| Description | On Tuesday the 17 January 1826 Mr Henry Hunt Junior for a bet of 100 Guineas made with a Noble Lord of sporting celebrity drove his father's Matchless Blacking Van with four blood horses upon the ice over the Serpentine at the broadest part. He accomplished this hazardous task in the grandest style without the smallest accident, The plate represents his return to the North Bank from which he had set out amid acclamations of the multitude. Coloured lithograph by Ingray & Madeley, published by J Limbird, 143 Strand, London |
| Date | 17 Jan 1826 |
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| Access Status | Open |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA444 | Hunt; Henry (1773-1835); radical speaker & agitator | 1773-1835 |
| NA447 | Limbird; J | |
Places
| Code | Set |
| PL572 | Hyde Park, Serpentine/St George, Hanover Square |