Antiquarian Sporting Print of 'Creeper' at Newmarket

This item is an antique hand-colored equestrian engraving depicting the horse 'Creeper,' owned by Mr. Wilson. The print illustrates the horse and jockey at the 'Starting Post at the Running Gap in the Devil's Ditch, Newmarket.' The composition features a bay Thoroughbred in profile, ridden by a jockey in a red vest and white breeches, set against an undulating landscape with a prominent white marker post. The artwork displays the distinctive stylistic characteristics of late 18th to early 19th-century British sporting art, likely originally published in a periodical such as 'The Sporting Magazine' or as part of a series by noted engravers of the period like John Scott or after artists like Francis Sartorius. The print is housed in a modern dark brown matting. A gold sticker in the lower right corner states the item is 'guaranteed to be over 100 years old,' suggesting a 19th-century production date or earlier. The engraving shows fine line work and delicate watercolor tinting. Condition-wise, the paper displays mild age-toning and a vertical crease or fold line on the left side, consistent with its age and potential origin as a book plate. The matting appears clean, though the print may have slight foxing visible under magnifying inspection.