Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British

after Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British

Published by E & C McLean, active 1823–1830, British
Title:
The Lover
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 11 1/4 inches (23.7 × 28.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper left: "3L"; on back, lower left: "c"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.94
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
smoking (activity) | literary theme | resting | trousers | books | drinking glasses | parrot | beard | letter (correspondence) | satyr | dogs (animals) | carpet | paintings | pen | costume | collar | sofa | perch | waistcoat | interior | slippers | frames (furnishings) | jacket | breeches | bottles | coats | genre subject | lover | socks | satire | men | humor | gallery | pipe | chain | leisure | drawers | cabinet | nymph | tables | moustache | As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:25337