Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Steeplechasing: Five Riders Galloping Right
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 16 1/8 inches (25.1 × 41 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "10 | 20/1"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "HRH. 10 - 20."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.505
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
whips (animal equipment) | sporting art | race (event) | houses | horse racing | fields | galloping | trees | men | horses (animals) | horseback riding | jockeys | landscape | horseback riders
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thrill of the 'Chace: Steeplechasing in Art (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2020-09-09 - 2021-03-22)
Publications:
Thrill of the 'chace : steeplechase in art, National Sporting Library and Museum, Middleburg : VA, p. 22-23, SF359 .P44 2020 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:47179