Fredrick Gordon Crosby (British, 1885-1943), 'Racing at Brooklands 1913',

Goodwood Festival of Speed: Collector's Motor Cars and Automobilia|24 June 2022, 10:00 BST|Chichester, Goodwood

Fredrick Gordon Crosby (British, 1885-1943), 'Racing at Brooklands 1913',

an illustration for The Autocar, signed and dated 1913 and titled 'Brooklands' by the artist to lower right, charcoal and wash heightened with white on artists' board, race scene depicting Percy Lambert in the 1912 Grand Prix Singer and A.J. Hancock in the 4½ Litre Vauxhall head-to-head on the home straight, eventually won by Lambert in a close finish at the 1913 Bank Holiday Monday Whitsun 100mph Short Handicap on May 12th, some light foxing, a small stain to lower right and surface scratch to centre-left section, measuring 28 x 40cm, double-mounted, framed and double-glazed with reverse bearing The Autocar publisher's stamp, editor's hand-written annotation with race details, and dated 'May 17 13', measuring 54 x 65cm including frame.

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