Collection: Prints and Drawings / Creator: Alken, Samuel, 1756–1815

1. St. Mary Magdelen College, Oxford

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 1/4 x 24 1/2in. (46.4 x 62.2cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Bow Church

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 5/16 x 12 1/8in. (44 x 30.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Shooting [a pair]: 2. Evening

Creator:: Print made by George Morland, 1763–1804
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored, title in wash border
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 7/8 x 22 3/8in. (45.4 x 56.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Set of six: 2. Cart Horse

Creator:: Thomas Sutherland, ca. 1785–1838
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 x 10 3/8in. (23.2 x 26.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Set of six: 3. Hunter

Creator:: Thomas Sutherland, ca. 1785–1838
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 x 10 3/8in. (23.2 x 26.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Set of six: 6. Hack

Creator:: Thomas Sutherland, ca. 1785–1838
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 x 10 3/8in. (23.2 x 26.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Ferreting

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 16 1/4 inches (26 × 41.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Groom with a Rearing Horse

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 11/16 × 14 7/16 inches (27.1 × 36.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Foxhunting: The Meet, With Hounds Coming Out of Kennel

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 17 7/16 inches (27.3 × 44.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. After the Race: Owner or Trainer Riding and Conversing with Jockey on Trainer's Hack; at Right, a Racehouse Being Watered and Rugged after Racing (one of pair)

After the Race: Owner or Trainer Riding and Conversing with Jockey on Trainer's Hack; at Right, a Racehouse Being Watered and Rugged after Racing (one of pair)

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 16 11/16 inches (27.3 × 42.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Whipper-in With a Hound, the Field Ahead at Left

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 × 16 1/16 inches (25.7 × 40.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Before the Start: Jockey on Racehorse Receiving Triner's Instructions (one of a pair)

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 13/16 × 17 1/16 inches (27.5 × 43.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Spaniel Chasing a Hare

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 7/8 × 15 1/16 inches (27.6 × 38.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Foxhunting: Rider and a Couple of Hounds Entering a Covert

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 × 15 3/4 inches (25.1 × 40 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Stag Hunting - The Hind at Bay: In a Mill-Stream Below a Water-Mill, Right...

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, graphite, and gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 × 15 inches (26.7 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Foxhunting: Going to Draw Cover...

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 10 7/8 inches (22.2 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Stag Hunting - Full Cry: the Stag Hounds Tear Down a Slop at Right...

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, graphite, and gouache on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 14 13/16 inches (27 × 37.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Stag Hunting - The Meet: a Hind Released From a Van..

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, graphite, and gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 15 inches (26.4 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Trying the Mare

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: 1813
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 11/16 × 10 15/16 inches (22.1 × 27.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Treeing a Fox

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 × 16 1/2 inches (26.7 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Set of six: 4. Pilot

Creator:: Thomas Sutherland, ca. 1785–1838
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 x 10 3/8in. (23.2 x 26.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Set of six: 5. Tilbury Horse

Creator:: Thomas Sutherland, ca. 1785–1838
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 x 10 3/8in. (23.2 x 26.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Shooting [a pair]: 1. Morning

Creator:: Print made by George Morland, 1763–1804
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored, title in wash border
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 7/8 x 22 3/8in. (45.4 x 56.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. The Windings of the Forth

Creator:: Print made by Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet:
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

25. Inverkeithing Bay

Creator:: Print made by Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet:
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

26. P. Wilkinson Esq. Sitting Under the Shade of an Oak Learning to Whistle

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink. watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 5 1/2 inches (17.8 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Taymouth

Creator:: Print made by Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet:
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

28. Cori-nan-Urischin

Creator:: Print made by Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet:
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

29. A French Family

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Etching with aquatint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 7/8 x 21 1/4in. (40.3 x 54cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. An Italian Family

Creator:: Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:: 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Etching with aquatint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/4 x 21 3/4in. (41.3 x 55.2cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. To His Grace The Duke Of Newcastle, This Print Of The Return From Shooting

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed stipple engraving with aquatint and drypoint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 x 26 1/4in. (53.3 x 66.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection