Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Illustration for R.S. Surtees', "The Analysis of the Hunting Field": The Check: 'What the Devil Do You Do Here..'
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over etched outline, with gouache, and pen in black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 3/4 inches (11.9 × 19.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "HRH. 10-29."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.522
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
horseback riders | hounds (dogs) | horses (animals) | dogs (animals) | hunters | fences | sporting art | landscape | trees | hills | fields | horseback riding | literary theme | hunt | hunting | men
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Dudley Snelgrove, British Sporting and Animal Prints 1658-1874: A Catalogue, The Paul Mellon Collection , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1981, NE960.3 G7 B75 + Oversize (Mellon Shelf) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46904