Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Symptoms: of Tragedy, of Comedy, of What Do You Say, of Can't You Hear, of the Ornamental, of the Old Story,
Date:
between 1822 and 1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 8 7/8 inches (18.1 × 22.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper center: "What do you | say"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center right: "of the old story"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.572
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
crowd | people | women | genre subject | horseback riders | men | soldier | horseback riding | portraits | horse (animal)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46940