Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), The Cambridge Carrier

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Thomas Hobson ran a mail service and livery stable, where he was famous for operating the 'this one or none' system, so that his horses were rented out on a strict rotational basis; hence the phrase 'Hobson's Choice'.

Museum of Cambridge

Cambridge

Title

Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), The Cambridge Carrier

Date

early 18th C

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 53 x W 41 cm

Accession number

208.39

Acquisition method

gift from John Maynard Keynes, 1939

Work type

Painting

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