Portrait of Richard Payne Knight (1751-1824) performer forerunner of modern Grand Prix

forerunner of modern Grand Prix motor racing

On left is premises of the City Arms Restaurant and at end of street is S Straker and Sons

Found in the collection of the Yale University

View looking east

circa 1953

Portrait of Richard Payne Knight (1751-1824) performer forerunner of modern Grand PrixHalf length portrait of Knight turned to the left as viewed, wearing a fur collared coat, white shirt and cravat. Below, an original inscription cut and mounted separately: "RICHARD PAYNE KNIGHT, ESQ. F. R. S." In pencil lower right "not FRS". Richard Payne Knight was not a Fellow of the Royal Society. Original: stipple engraving. 1811