Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Illustration to R.S. Surtees', "Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities": 'Mr. Jorrocks Beats the Baron for Speed'
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/8 × 6 9/16 inches (10.5 × 16.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "HRH 10-30";
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.525
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
people | literary theme | tents | horseback riders | genre subject | women | men | crowd | race (event) | spectators | horseback riding | soldiers | children (people by age group) | horses (animals)
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:46907