Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Symptoms: of Being Wanted, of Anxiety, of a Has Been, of Duck Catching
Date:
between 1822 and 1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 8 3/4 inches (18.4 × 22.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, center left: "of being wanted"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center right: "o anxiety"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "of a has been"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "of Duck catching"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.569
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
rowing | rowboat | chairs | men | horse (animal) | genre subject | gambling | table | boat
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46937