The Jockeys and the Champions’ Record · The Jockeys
Fred Rickaby, 'Rick' (Vanity Fair)
Leslie Ward ('Spy'), chromolithograph, Vanity Fair, 1901 · chromolithograph
What it is
Fred Rickaby, 'Rick' to Spy's caption, drawn in the silks of a working Edwardian jockey.
Why it matters
Rickaby's own son would ride under the same name a generation later, making this early plate the first entry in a riding line that outlasted the man in it.
What to notice
the settled weight in the stance, a rider already established rather than one still making his name.
Some names are lent forward before they're finished being earned.
Provenance
- Maker
- Leslie Ward ('Spy'), chromolithograph, Vanity Fair, 1901
- Era
- The Edwardian Turf (1901–1914)
- Chapter
- The Names on the Board
- Medium
- chromolithograph
- Made
- 1901
- Figure
- Fred Rickaby
- Source
- Vanity Fair caricature
Publicity
Clear — the historic British turf (the Victorian jockeys, the Vanity Fair subjects): a long-deceased figure with no post-mortem right of publicity in play. Sold as history, freely and openly.
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the work’s own year of publication. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-20.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan's resolution doesn't clear our floor for a physical print, so this piece is offered as a digital download only.
Size
$29.00
More from the Stable Wall
The Jockey — Fred Archer
The Champion at Stride
Sam Loates (Vanity Fair)
Mr Arthur Coventry, 'The Baby' (Vanity Fair)
Elsewhere in the family
- The Links — the other morning religion.
- Painted Lineage — the bloodline, beside the family line.
- Painted Earth — home ground as a period map.