Epsom Downs Collection

The Princes Second Derby, 1900: Diamond Jubilee first past the post, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Princes Second Derby, 1900: Diamond Jubilee first past the post, (1901). Thoroughbred race horse owned by the Prince of Wales winning the Derby at Epsom racecourse in Surrey

Epsom Spring Meeting...Preparing to Start for the Great Metropolitan Stakes, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Epsom Spring Meeting - Sketch on the Downs - Preparing to Start for the Great Metropolitan Stakes, 1850. Horseracing in Surrey

Epsom Spring Meeting - Great Metropolitan Steeple-Chase: the Jump at the Brook, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Epsom Spring Meeting - Great Metropolitan Steeple-Chase: the Jump at the Brook, 1850. Horseracing on Epsom Common in Surrey

The Princes First Derby, 1896: His Royal Highness leading Persimmon, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Princes First Derby, 1896: His Royal Highness leading Persimmon into the weighing enclosure at Epsom after the race, (1901). The Prince of Wales leads his horse as spectators cheer

A Sketch on the Downs, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A Sketch on the Downs, 1872. Men, women and children spend a night on Epsom Downs before Derby Day. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

The Derby - Tattenham Corner, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Derby-Tattenham Corner, 1872. A horse falls at Tattenham Corner, a sharp bend in the track on Epsom Racecourse. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

At Lunch, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
At Lunch, 1872. People dine amid crowds at Epsom Derby on Derby Day. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Epsom, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Epsom, c1910. The Derby Day. Horse Races. Mineral Waters. Population, 6, 916. Packed grandstand at Epsom racecourse in Surrey

A Group of Sporting Characters at Epsom, c1832. Creator: Unknown
A Group of Sporting Characters at Epsom, How are the odds on the Derby?, c1832. Political satire depicting British politicians at Epsom races: Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)

A False Start - Derby, 1883. Creator: John Sturgess
A False Start - Derby, 1883. Jockeys and their horses at the Derby, an annual flat horse race at Epsom Downs racecourse in Surrey. From The Illustrated London News, 26 May 1883

Epsom, c1910. The Derby. Horse Racing. Mineral Waters. Population, 18, 800. Card from a game containing views of the chief towns in each county, their products & notable buildings etc

At The Derby, 1938. King George VI (1895-1952), Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002) and Lord Lonsdale (1857-1944) at the Epsom Derby, 1938. From Flat Racing published by Seeley, Service & Co, Ltd

Emily Davison throwing herself in front of the Kings horse during the Derby, Epsom, Surrey, 1913. Emily Davison (1872-1913), an English suffragette

Victorian Derby at Tattenham Corner, 1872. Artist: Gustave Dore
Victorian Derby at Tattenham Corner, 1872. From London: A Pilgrimage. With illustrations by Gustave Dore, by William Blanchard Jerrold. [London, 1872]

At Epsom, 1928 (1937). The Duke and Duchess of York at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, on 8 June 1928, to see King George Vs filly Scuttle run

The Derby: View Down The Course, c1903, (1903). Artist: WA Rouch
The Derby: View Down The Course, c1903, (1903). Epsom Derby commonly known as The Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race open to three year old thoroughbred colts and fillies

Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe in 1849: A View of Epsom Downe on ye Derbye Daye, 1849. Artist: Richard Doyle
Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe in 1849: A View of Epsom Downe on ye Derbye Daye, 1849

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