Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
"Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving:" ...You Discover a New Way of Bringing Your Equipage into a Small Compass
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 10 5/16 inches (18.7 × 26.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, center: "14"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "HRH 12-16"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.549
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
horseback riders | whip | horses (animals) | driving | falling | people | woman | men | crash | horseback riding | accident | genre subject | carriage | driver
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46924