172 ANIMAL PAINTERS 



" Map of Newmarket Heath." James Seymour 

 executed a picture which was engraved by John 

 Bodger, and published in 1791, plate measuring 

 27 inches by 19 inches. He gives a plan of all the 

 different courses and exercising grounds on the 

 Heath, with references of their respective lengths, 

 and the situation of the starting and winning posts, 

 and the stands. Upon the plate is printed his- 

 torical accounts of the chief matches which have 

 been run on the Heath ; and of the annual meetings 

 and the Royal plates. Also on the bottom of the 

 plate an oval medallion, 6 inches by 2^, giving a 

 view of the finish of a race, with numerous horse- 

 men, &c., &c. The print was pulled upon paper 

 and upon silk, and sold at the same prices as the 

 "Carriage Match." 



" View of the Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Trains 

 of running Horses, with the Grooms and Horses in 

 their full Liveries, taking their Exercise up the 

 Warren Hill, East of the Town of Newmarket," is 

 another picture of Seymour's, also engraved by 

 John Bodger, and published in 1791, the plate 

 27 inches by 19 inches. It is dedicated to the 

 Prince of Wales, whose arms are on the plate with 

 the letterpress. It was pulled upon paper and upon 

 silk. The picture is full of character. From the 

 heath there is a distant view of Newmarket, the 

 country round, and in the extreme distance Ely 



