Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Illustration to R.S. Surtees', "Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities": 'Lift me Up! Tie me in my Chair! Fill my Glass'
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/16 × 6 9/16 inches (10.3 × 16.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper right: "page 558"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "HRM 10-30."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.527
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
drunk | paintings | literary theme | mirror | falling | genre subject | statue | men | clock | wine | table | chairs | door | interior | drinking
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:46909