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701. "Scraps", No. 15: Racehorse with Jockey Up, Two Men Discussing the Horse

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 9 1/2 inches (16.8 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

702. "Scraps", no 17: Racing, Three Horses with Jockeys Up Galloping to Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 1/16 inches (16.7 × 23 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

703. "Scraps", No. 26: Hunting - The Kill, Fox About to be Thrown to the Hounds

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/16 × 9 5/16 inches (18.3 × 23.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

704. Symptoms: of a Few Neat Ones going to a Mill, of Returning from the Epping Hunt.

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1818 and 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 8 7/8 inches (17.5 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

705. Symptoms: of Being Bang Up, of a Fine Woman, of Being Bang Down, Of a Quiet One.

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1818 and 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 8 3/8 inches (17.8 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

706. Symptoms: of How Do You Do, of I Should Not Have Known You, of My Lud, Of Easing a Patient, of a Loose Rein, of Wokey, of Tight in Hand

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1818 and 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 × 8 5/8 inches (17.1 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

707. Turbaned Cavalryman on a Horse

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 5 1/16 inches (16.5 × 12.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

708. Turbaned Cavalryman, Right Arm with Curved Sword Upraised

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1827 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/16 × 4 13/16 inches (16 × 12.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

709. "Sporting Notions": 'I Had No Notion of the Comforts of Hunting by Water'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 8 1/4 inches (16.7 × 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

710. Illustration for R.S. Surtees', "The Analysis of the Hunting Field": Getting Away: 'Let's Take the Lead'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over etched outline, with gouache, and pen in black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 3/4 inches (11.9 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

711. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Over a Difficulty

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1848 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 11/16 inches (19.2 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

712. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting a Fall

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1848 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 11/16 inches (19.2 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

713. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Home

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1820 and 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 5/8 inches (19.2 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

714. Symptoms: of Taking Lessons, of Having Had Enough, of Earnest, of Fun.

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1822 and 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 15/16 × 8 11/16 inches (17.6 × 22.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

715. Drawing for "Specimens of Riding Near London:" Fancy - View Near Gray's Inn Road

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1809 and 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/16 × 8 7/8 inches (16 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

716. Morning Ride

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1822 and 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/16 × 9 1/2 inches (18.3 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

717. Stable Boy Leading a Trotting Horse in a Landscape with a Castle Tower

Creator:: John Collet, ca. 1725–1780
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, with pen, in black ink on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/8 × 4 13/16 inches (7.9 × 12.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

718. Stable Boy Holding a Horse in a Landscape

Creator:: John Collet, ca. 1725–1780
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 4 1/16 × 5 7/8 inches (10.3 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

719. The Duke of Wellington Riding Copenhagen

Creator:: Possibly Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1769–1830
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 × 5 1/2 inches (18.4 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

720. A Crowded Race Meeting

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: between 1805 and 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 9 1/2 inches (14.9 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

721. The Duke of Cumberland With a Gentleman and a Groom, All Mounted, and Dogs

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 8 1/2 × 11 11/16 inches (21.6 × 29.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

722. A Racehorse, Bridled and Saddled

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 3/4 × 10 3/4 inches (24.8 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

723. 'True Blue Beat by Whitefoot': Galloping to Left, with Jockey Up Whipping-On

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 × 11 3/4 inches (22.9 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

724. Kindly, with Jockey Up

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/16 × 8 1/16 inches (16 × 20.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

725. Horse, With Rider Lightly Sketched, Walking to Left

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Red chalk and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 3/16 × 12 3/16 inches (25.9 × 31 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

726. Flying Childers at Exercise: Hooded and Rugged, with Jockey Up, Galloping Up, Galloping to Left

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 8 3/8 × 11 1/2 inches (21.3 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

727. Foxhunter, with Jockey Up

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/16 × 8 5/16 inches (13.8 × 21.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

728. Sloven, with Jockey Up, Galloping to Right

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 × 8 5/16 inches (15.9 × 21.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

729. Coursing - After the Kill

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, red chalk, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 1/4 × 12 3/8 inches (23.5 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

730. Flying Childers and Grooms

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 7/8 × 6 1/4 inches (9.8 × 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

731. Conqueror Going to Start

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 × 8 15/16 inches (18.1 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

732. Racehorse with Jockey Up: Galloping, Seen from the Near-Side; the Jockey Holds a Switch

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 1/8 × 11 3/4 inches (25.7 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

733. Racehorse with Jockey Up: the Jockey Holds a Whip in His Teeth

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 8 1/2 × 10 3/4 inches (21.6 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

734. Dismounted Rider Breaking Open a Fence for Foxhounds to Pass Through

Creator:: John Frederick Tayler, 1802–1889
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 13/16 × 8 3/16 inches (17.3 × 20.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

735. The Saddling Enclosure, Epsom

Creator:: James Barenger, 1780–after 1831
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 × 12 11/16 inches (25.7 × 32.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

736. Dosing a Racehorse

Creator:: Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, graphite, gray wash and gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 12 1/8 × 12 15/16 inches (30.8 × 32.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

737. A Match at Newmarket

Creator:: Peter Tillemans, 1684–1734
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite and gouache on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 7 3/8 inches (9 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

738. "Stout Party. 'I Don't Much Like These 'ere Thoroughbreads - They've no Substance' "

Creator:: Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, watercolor, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 11 3/16 × 15 9/16 inches (28.4 × 39.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

739. "The Passage to the Right Aided by the Rider's Rod & the Master Holding the Alonge: Engraved as plate 10 in Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse...

Creator:: John Vanderbank, 1694–1739
Date:: 1729
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and gray ink, black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 6 3/16 inches (21 × 15.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

740. "Hark": Startled Horse and Alert Rider

Creator:: Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, watercolor, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 8 1/4 × 11 5/8 inches (21 × 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

741. "You're Not Going to Follow, Belle, Are You?"

Creator:: Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, watercolor and white gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 16 × 21 15/16 inches (40.6 × 55.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

742. "The Capriole, When He Rises Before & at the Same Time Thro's Out His Hind Legs & Quarters Upon a Strait Line:" Engraved as Plate 25 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."

"The Capriole, When He Rises Before & at the Same Time Thro's Out His Hind Legs & Quarters Upon a Strait Line:" Engraved as Plate 25 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."

Creator:: John Vanderbank, 1694–1739
Date:: 1729
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray ink, and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 × 6 inches (15.6 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

743. "The Manege-Gallop with the right leg" engraved as plate 14 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."

Creator:: John Vanderbank, 1694–1739
Date:: 1729
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and gray ink, black ink, graphite, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 1/4 inches (16.8 × 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

744. The Sporting Parson: "The Sporting Parson at the Meet(ing) of His 'Dear Brethren' "

Creator:: Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, watercolor and white gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 15 inches (27.3 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

745. Ralph John Lambton on His Hunter, "Undertaker"

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: ca. 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/8 × 11 5/8 inches (20 × 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

746. The Sporting Parson: "He Joins to Cheer Them on Hallelujah!!!!"

Creator:: Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, watercolor and gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 14 13/16 inches (27.3 × 37.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

747. The Sporting Parson: "A Find- and Our Parson Just Follows a Little, to See How His Dear Brethren Behave Themselves"

Creator:: Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, watercolor, and white gouavhe on moderately thick, slightly textured, gray-brown, wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 11/16 × 14 3/4 inches (27.1 × 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

748. Rider Galloping to Left

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 × 6 5/8 inches (18.7 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

749. The Meet

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and gray ink, black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 × 8 5/8 inches (13.7 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

750. The Sporting Parson: "He Sends Mother Eve's Apples Flying"

Creator:: Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, watercolor, and gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 14 13/16 inches (27.3 × 37.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

751. A Cock-fight Watched by Four Men in an Out-House:The Death, Engraved as Plate 40 in "The National Sports of Great Britain"

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 11/16 × 13 11/16 inches (24.6 × 34.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

752. A Meet: a Lady Rider Converses with a Gentleman Standing by His Horse...

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 6 13/16 inches (19.4 × 17.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

753. Wild Duck Shooting

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and gray ink, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 3/4 inches (22.2 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

754. Drawing Covert

Creator:: Possibly Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 10 11/16 inches (21.9 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

755. A Groom Leading a Bay Horse

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 15/16 × 13 5/16 inches (25.2 × 33.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

756. Patience in a Punt

Creator:: Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gray ink, and graphite on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 12 1/2 inches (20.5 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

757. Gone Away

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/16 × 13 3/16 inches (23.3 × 33.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

758. Full Cry

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 13 7/16 inches (23.5 × 34.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

759. A Game of Bowls

Creator:: John Collet, ca. 1725–1780
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/4 inches (20.6 × 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

760. The Death: The Fox Hoist to a Fence

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 17 5/16 inches (26 × 44 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

761. 'Getting Across the Country Like a Gentleman'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 13 3/8 inches (23.5 × 34 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

762. 'Rather Too Slow'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 13 1/8 inches (23.7 × 33.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

763. 'Rather Too Fast'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 13 1/4 inches (23.7 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

764. Preparing for a Hunt at Selhurst Park, Nov. 14, 1796

Creator:: Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:: 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 9 13/16 inches (19.8 × 24.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

765. The Death: Yokels Watching in Foreground

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 13 1/8 inches (23.2 × 33.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

766. 'Riding to Horses with Difficulty'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 13 1/4 inches (23.7 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

767. Rider on a Brown Horse About to Jump a Rail Fence to the Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/16 × 12 3/16 inches (23 × 31 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

768. The Death: Huntsman Holding Fox Aloft

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 5/16 inches (26 × 36.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

769. Rider Holding on to a Gray Horse After a Fall

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 12 9/16 inches (23.2 × 31.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

770. Jumping a Wooden Fence

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 14 11/16 inches (27 × 37.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

771. Jumping a Double Oxer - A Rider in Difficulties

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 14 5/8 inches (27.3 × 37.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

772. Steeplechasing: The Field Coming up to a Ditch

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 × 16 3/16 inches (25.1 × 41.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

773. Steeplechasing: The Field Jumping Into and Out of a Lane

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (26 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

774. Steeplechasing: The Finish

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/16 × 14 11/16 inches (26.5 × 37.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

775. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Faceing a Brook Verifying the Old Adage, Look Before You Leap'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 10 7/8 inches (20.5 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

776. Foxhunting: Full Cry

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 12 3/8 inches (23.7 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

777. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" `Returning Home in Triumph. He Disdain'd a Slothful Easey Life; so Took to Hunting'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 × 10 5/8 inches (20.3 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

778. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Swishing at a Rasper From Your Own Timidity and Mismanagement Cause the Horse to Swerve...'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/16 × 10 13/16 inches (21.1 × 27.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

779. Foxhunting: The Leap

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 12 1/2 inches (23.7 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

780. Foxhunting: Drawing a Cover

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, graphite, and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 12 7/16 inches (23.8 × 31.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

781. Foxhunting: Gone Away

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 12 3/8 inches (23.7 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

782. The Night Riders of Nacton: The Finish. Nacton Church and Village

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 × 14 1/8 inches (25.7 × 35.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

783. Foxhunting: The Refreshment

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, blue ink, graphite and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 12 7/16 inches (23.8 × 31.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

784. Foxhunting: The Death

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/16 × 12 3/8 inches (23.3 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

785. 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

786. Retrieving a Rabbit

Creator:: Edwin Gill, active 1810, died 1868
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 13/16 × 13 7/16 inches (27.5 × 34.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

787. Foxhunting: Hunt Servants Returning Hounds to Kennels

Creator:: Samuel Henry Gordon Alken, 1810–1894
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/2 × 9 1/16 inches (21.6 × 23 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

788. Riders Taking a Fence

Creator:: Samuel Henry Gordon Alken, 1810–1894
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 3/4 inches (21 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

789. Grouse Shooting

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 inches (25.9 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

790. A Horseman and Other Figures at a Race-Course

Creator:: Raphael Lamar West, 1769–1850
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 13 5/8 × 16 15/16 inches (34.6 × 43 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

791. A Stag Hunt

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (19.1 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

792. A Hunting Party

Creator:: Jan Wyck, ca. 1645–1700
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 16 × 21 15/16 inches (40.6 × 55.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

793. Hounds in a Landscape

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, pen and brown ink, black ink, charcoal crayon, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 14 5/16 × 12 1/4 inches (36.4 × 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

794. Hare Hunting: The Kill

Creator:: Jan Wyck, ca. 1645–1700
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, and red chalk on medium, smooth, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 7/8 × 11 9/16 inches (9.8 × 29.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

795. The Scholar Placed in His Seat Without Styrrops

Creator:: John Vanderbank, 1694–1739
Date:: 1729
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 1/2 inches (25.9 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

796. "Panton's Doctor": With Jockey Up, Walking to Left

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 16 × 22 inches (40.6 × 55.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

797. Two Horses Racing, Jockeys Up: Railings in the Background

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 × 12 13/16 inches (20.3 × 32.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

798. Horse and Rider Walking to Left in a Hilly Landscape

Creator:: Peter Tillemans, 1684–1734
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, graphite, and gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 13/16 × 13 5/16 inches (27.5 × 33.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

799. A Huntsman Holding a Dead Hare, with Two Greyhounds Looking On

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Red chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/16 × 12 1/4 inches (23.3 × 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

800. A Race Meeting (Weighing In)

Creator:: Charles Turner, 1774–1857
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, red ink, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 7/16 inches (21 × 29.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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701. "Scraps", No. 15: Racehorse with Jockey Up, Two Men Discussing the Horse

702. "Scraps", no 17: Racing, Three Horses with Jockeys Up Galloping to Right

703. "Scraps", No. 26: Hunting - The Kill, Fox About to be Thrown to the Hounds

704. Symptoms: of a Few Neat Ones going to a Mill, of Returning from the Epping Hunt.

705. Symptoms: of Being Bang Up, of a Fine Woman, of Being Bang Down, Of a Quiet One.

706. Symptoms: of How Do You Do, of I Should Not Have Known You, of My Lud, Of Easing a Patient, of a Loose Rein, of Wokey, of Tight in Hand

707. Turbaned Cavalryman on a Horse

708. Turbaned Cavalryman, Right Arm with Curved Sword Upraised

709. "Sporting Notions": 'I Had No Notion of the Comforts of Hunting by Water'

710. Illustration for R.S. Surtees', "The Analysis of the Hunting Field": Getting Away: 'Let's Take the Lead'

711. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Over a Difficulty

712. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting a Fall

713. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Home

714. Symptoms: of Taking Lessons, of Having Had Enough, of Earnest, of Fun.

715. Drawing for "Specimens of Riding Near London:" Fancy - View Near Gray's Inn Road

716. Morning Ride

717. Stable Boy Leading a Trotting Horse in a Landscape with a Castle Tower

718. Stable Boy Holding a Horse in a Landscape

719. The Duke of Wellington Riding Copenhagen

720. A Crowded Race Meeting

721. The Duke of Cumberland With a Gentleman and a Groom, All Mounted, and Dogs

722. A Racehorse, Bridled and Saddled

723. 'True Blue Beat by Whitefoot': Galloping to Left, with Jockey Up Whipping-On

724. Kindly, with Jockey Up

725. Horse, With Rider Lightly Sketched, Walking to Left

726. Flying Childers at Exercise: Hooded and Rugged, with Jockey Up, Galloping Up, Galloping to Left

727. Foxhunter, with Jockey Up

728. Sloven, with Jockey Up, Galloping to Right

729. Coursing - After the Kill

730. Flying Childers and Grooms

731. Conqueror Going to Start

732. Racehorse with Jockey Up: Galloping, Seen from the Near-Side; the Jockey Holds a Switch

733. Racehorse with Jockey Up: the Jockey Holds a Whip in His Teeth

734. Dismounted Rider Breaking Open a Fence for Foxhounds to Pass Through

735. The Saddling Enclosure, Epsom

736. Dosing a Racehorse

737. A Match at Newmarket

738. "Stout Party. 'I Don't Much Like These 'ere Thoroughbreads - They've no Substance' "

739. "The Passage to the Right Aided by the Rider's Rod & the Master Holding the Alonge: Engraved as plate 10 in Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse...

740. "Hark": Startled Horse and Alert Rider

741. "You're Not Going to Follow, Belle, Are You?"

742. "The Capriole, When He Rises Before & at the Same Time Thro's Out His Hind Legs & Quarters Upon a Strait Line:" Engraved as Plate 25 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."

743. "The Manege-Gallop with the right leg" engraved as plate 14 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."

744. The Sporting Parson: "The Sporting Parson at the Meet(ing) of His 'Dear Brethren' "

745. Ralph John Lambton on His Hunter, "Undertaker"

746. The Sporting Parson: "He Joins to Cheer Them on Hallelujah!!!!"

747. The Sporting Parson: "A Find- and Our Parson Just Follows a Little, to See How His Dear Brethren Behave Themselves"

748. Rider Galloping to Left

749. The Meet

750. The Sporting Parson: "He Sends Mother Eve's Apples Flying"

751. A Cock-fight Watched by Four Men in an Out-House:The Death, Engraved as Plate 40 in "The National Sports of Great Britain"

752. A Meet: a Lady Rider Converses with a Gentleman Standing by His Horse...

753. Wild Duck Shooting

754. Drawing Covert

755. A Groom Leading a Bay Horse

756. Patience in a Punt

757. Gone Away

758. Full Cry

759. A Game of Bowls

760. The Death: The Fox Hoist to a Fence

761. 'Getting Across the Country Like a Gentleman'

762. 'Rather Too Slow'

763. 'Rather Too Fast'

764. Preparing for a Hunt at Selhurst Park, Nov. 14, 1796

765. The Death: Yokels Watching in Foreground

766. 'Riding to Horses with Difficulty'

767. Rider on a Brown Horse About to Jump a Rail Fence to the Right

768. The Death: Huntsman Holding Fox Aloft

769. Rider Holding on to a Gray Horse After a Fall

770. Jumping a Wooden Fence

771. Jumping a Double Oxer - A Rider in Difficulties

772. Steeplechasing: The Field Coming up to a Ditch

773. Steeplechasing: The Field Jumping Into and Out of a Lane

774. Steeplechasing: The Finish

775. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Faceing a Brook Verifying the Old Adage, Look Before You Leap'