international horse show

Poster, Midland Railway, International Horse Show, Olympia, June 16th - 26th, about 1907. Coloured lithograph featuring a nineteenth century hunting print by H Alken depicting a huntsman and hounds, with the horse leaping a wooden fence. It is entitled "By the Lord Harry my Chestnut Horse can almost fly". Text above and below. Text at base gives details of underground train services to Olympia. The poster is a stock one, with the word "Midland" inserted into a box at the top. Backed. 1040 x 658mm

Poster advertising the International Horse Show at Olympia, London in about 1907. The poster, issued by the Midland Railway, but probably not published by the company, features a nineteenth century hunting print by Henry Alken. Titled 'By the Lord Harry, my chestnut horse can almost fly" it was first published in 1829. The poster is probably a stock design on which railway companies printed their name in the box at the top with details of connecting services in the box at the bottom.