Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Topping a Flight of Rails and Coming Well into the Next Field
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache and graphite on medium, slightly textured, wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 1/4 inches (21 × 28.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso, lower left, in graphite: "Topping a Flight of Rails and coming well into the next [Field]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Francis P. Garvan, Yale BA 1897, in memory of Harry Payne Whitney, Yale BA 1894, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery, Whitney Sporting Art Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.1046
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
equestrians | hunting dogs | sporting art | jumping | horses (animals) | fences | fields
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9116