Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
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
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)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "of how do you do" of I should not have known you | of [bit?] from the [bench?]"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center left: "of a loose rein"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center: "of danger"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center right: "of tight in hand"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.421
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hats | surgeon | men | sporting art | surgery | horseback riders | galloping | horses (animals) | horseback riding | saw | genre subject | cane | crash | patient | portrait | meeting
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46858