On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room / Creator: Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851

1. Shot from a Gun

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 9 1/4 inches (17.5 × 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Stout and Plain Country Girl Being Courted by a Yodel with Pitchfork

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, red chalk, and pen and brown ink on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 5 inches (17.8 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. A Charging Mameluke Firing a Pistol

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and soft-ground
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

4. The Country Squire taking a peep at Charley's Theatre Westminster

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. H. Grant on Horseback

Creator:: Possibly Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, graphite, and gouache on very thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 12 3/8 inches (24 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. A Whipper-In and a Couple of Hounds Running Hard in Open Country

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 12 13/16 inches (23.2 × 32.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Two Riders and a Couple of Hounds Clearing a Wall

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1845
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 13 3/16 inches (23.2 × 33.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Two Riders Exercising Horses at a Gallop

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and red ink, graphite, and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 9/16 inches (25.9 × 37 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Drawing Covert

Creator:: Possibly Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 10 11/16 inches (21.9 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Two Riders Jumping a Wooden Fence

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 13 1/4 inches (23.7 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. A Groom Leading a Bay Horse

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 15/16 × 13 5/16 inches (25.2 × 33.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Huntsman, Galloping to Left and Encouraging Hounds

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 12 9/16 inches (22.5 × 31.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Rider on a Brown Horse About to Jump a Rail Fence to the Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/16 × 12 3/16 inches (23 × 31 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Jumping a Wooden Fence

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 14 11/16 inches (27 × 37.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Steeplechasing: The Field Coming up to a Ditch

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 × 16 3/16 inches (25.1 × 41.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Steeplechasing: Five Riders Galloping Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
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)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Night Riders of Nacton: Preparing to Start. Ipswich, the Watering Place behind the Barracks

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on medium, moderately textured brown laid paper mounted to thick, card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 13 1/2 inches (23.5 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Steeplechasing: Three Riders Taking a Brook, Spectators on Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/16 × 14 11/16 inches (26.5 × 37.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Steeplechasing: The Field taking a Stone Wall and Gate

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 9/16 × 14 5/8 inches (26.8 × 37.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. The Night Riders of Nacton: Whoop! and Away! The large field near Biles Corner

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper mounted to thick card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 × 14 1/8 inches (25.7 × 35.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Steeplechasing: The Field Jumping Into and Out of a Lane

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (26 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Steeplechasing: Three Riders Taking a Brook

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (26 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Topping a Flight of Rails...'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/16 × 10 3/4 inches (20.8 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Charging an Ox Fence with Good Success'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/16 × 10 7/8 inches (20.8 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Foxhunting: Gone Away

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 12 3/8 inches (23.7 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Foxhunting: The Toast

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/16 × 12 3/8 inches (23.3 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Foxhunting: The Refreshment

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, blue ink, graphite and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 12 7/16 inches (23.8 × 31.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Foxhunting: The Leap

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 12 1/2 inches (23.7 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. "The National Sports of Great Britain" 1821: Badger Catching

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 14 1/2 × 19 5/16 inches (36.8 × 49.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. "The National Sports of Great Britain," 1821: Owling

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 13 5/8 × 18 3/4 inches (34.6 × 47.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Foxhunting: Gone to Ground

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 × 14 1/4 inches (25.4 × 36.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Snipe Shooting

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 × 14 3/8 inches (26.7 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Pheasant Shooting

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 9/16 × 13 15/16 inches (24.3 × 35.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Partridge Shooting

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 14 3/8 inches (27.3 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Grouse Shooting

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 inches (25.9 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. The St. Leger, Doncaster: Preparing to Start

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 14 5/16 inches (27.3 × 36.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. The St. Leger, Doncaster: The Finish

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/4 × 16 7/8 inches (31.1 × 42.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Steeplechasing: The Start

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 15/16 × 6 1/8 inches (25.2 × 15.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Set of twelve [Scenes in the Life of Master George]

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Hand colored soft-ground etching
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 x 10 5/8in. (21.3 x 27cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. A pair: H. Alken's Illustration of Modern Prophecy, or Novelty for the Year 1829

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1829
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 x 10 1/4in. (20.3 x 26cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Set of 6 with the printed wrapper: British Proverbs

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1824
Materials & Techniques:: Hand colored soft-ground etchings
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 1/8in. (22.2 x 28.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. "Scraps", no. 34: Mounted Mameluke Pointing a Pistol

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 9 1/2 inches (16.5 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. A Gentleman Riding With a Groom, and Coversing

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 10 3/8 inches (19.8 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. "Scraps", no. 33: Mounted Mameluke Brandishing a Sword

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 3/16 inches (16.7 × 23.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. "Scraps", no. 22: Hunting, Unkennelling with Two Riders Watching

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 9 inches (17.8 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. "Scraps", no. 35: Mounted Mameluke with Bamboo Spear

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 13/16 × 9 1/4 inches (17.3 × 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. A Charging Mameluke Firing a Pistol

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: ca. 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with traces of red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 10 1/16 inches (16.7 × 25.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. "Scraps", no 17: Racing, Three Horses with Jockeys Up Galloping to Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 1/16 inches (16.7 × 23 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. "Scraps", No. 15: Racehorse with Jockey Up, Two Men Discussing the Horse

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 9 1/2 inches (16.8 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. "Scraps", No. 28: Skittle Alley With Players and Spectators

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 13/16 × 9 5/16 inches (17.3 × 23.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. "Landscape Scenery", No. 13: Groups of Infantry and Army Horses

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/16 × 9 11/16 inches (16 × 24.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. "Landscape Scenery", No. 7: Scenes of Cricket and a Waggoner With His Team

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 × 9 7/8 inches (15.6 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

53. "Scraps", No. 26: Hunting - The Kill, Fox About to be Thrown to the Hounds

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/16 × 9 5/16 inches (18.3 × 23.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. "Scraps", No. 27: Two Dismounted Riders Drinking at an Alehouse Door

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 1/16 inches (16.7 × 23 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. Symptoms: of Up With a Down Prospect, of Down with an Up Prospect, of Learning to Trot, of a Hard Mouth.

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1818 and 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 9 1/8 inches (19.2 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. "Scraps", No. 39: Mounted Hussars

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 × 9 inches (17.1 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. Symptoms: of Can't Wait, of Come-to Ther Glass, of Blood & Bone-Going Against Time, of the Reduced List, of Out of Cash & a-Little in Debt at an Inn, of In cash-at an Inn

Symptoms: of Can't Wait, of Come-to Ther Glass, of Blood & Bone-Going Against Time, of the Reduced List, of Out of Cash & a-Little in Debt at an Inn, of In cash-at an Inn

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1818 and 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 8 15/16 inches (19.1 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

58. Symptoms: of Entering Quod, of a Hunting Story, of a Gig and Pair, of Wont Go, of Been in Quod some Tome

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1818 and 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/16 × 9 1/16 inches (18.6 × 23 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. Wounded Turkish Cavalryman in Danger of Failling From His Horse...

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 × 7 15/16 inches (15.2 × 20.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. Turbaned Cavalryman on a Horse

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 5 1/16 inches (16.5 × 12.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. Turbaned Cavalryman, Right Arm with Curved Sword Upraised

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1827 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/16 × 4 13/16 inches (16 × 12.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. Knight in Armour Standing by a Plumed and Caparisoned Horse

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 × 7 7/8 inches (15.2 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. Three Men in (?) Seventeenth Century Dress, in a Street Sword Fight, Central Man Run Through

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 15/16 × 6 13/16 inches (12.5 × 17.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. Hussar with High Plume in His Helmet, Mounted on a Horse, With High Held Swishing Tail

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/16 × 5 1/8 inches (18.6 × 13 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

65. Head of a Stable Lad, Looking Between the Heads of a Horse, on His Left, and a Donkey, on His Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and white gouache on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 × 7 11/16 inches (12.7 × 19.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

66. Head and Neck of a Horse in Fear or Exhaustion, Mane Swept Forwards, Profile Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 × 5 inches (11.7 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. Knight Falling From His Horse at a Squire's Tilt

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 × 8 1/8 inches (12.7 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

68. Head of a Pointer, in Profile Left

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 5 3/4 inches (12.1 × 14.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

69. A Character (? Macbeth) in Renaissance Dress...

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 15/16 × 7 15/16 inches (15.1 × 20.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

70. Head of a Foxhound, in Profile Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 5 3/4 inches (12.1 × 14.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. Head and Shoulders of a Collie Dog, Wearing a Leash or Tether, Sketchy Sheep in Background

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 7/16 × 4 3/4 inches (11.3 × 12.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. Head and Shoulders of a Boxer Dog, Profile Left, Wearing a Leather Collar A ttached to a Ring Post

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 5 7/8 inches (12.1 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

73. Head and Neck of a Horse, Profile Left

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/16 × 4 11/16 inches (12.9 × 11.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

74. Self-Portrait, Full Face Looking Downwards to Right, Wearing a Top Hat

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 9/16 × 4 9/16 inches (14.1 × 11.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

75. Head and Neck of a Frightened Horse, Left Profile

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and white gouache on thick, rough, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 9/16 × 5 1/2 inches (11.6 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

76. "Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion You Must Either Pull Him Over or Persuade Him to Pull You Back Again'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 8 7/16 inches (16.7 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

77. "Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion That I Don't Look Unlike Mazeppa'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 8 1/4 inches (16.5 × 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

78. "Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion This May be Called "Riding to the Hounds at a Smashing Rate" '

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 8 3/16 inches (16.4 × 20.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

79. "Sporting Notions": 'My Good Fellows Have You any Notion Where You Can Get a Saw'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 8 7/16 inches (17.5 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

80. "Sporting Notions": 'All He Is Fit For Sir, Now is to Be Cut Up. I Have a Notion That He Can't Be Cut up More Than Myself'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 13/16 × 8 5/16 inches (17.3 × 21.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

81. "Sporting Notions": 'My Notion is We Shall Get Him up Pretty Shortly What is Your Notion? I've Worked so Hard that I Hav'nt a Notion in Me'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 inches (16.8 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

82. "Sporting Notions": 'This Gives Me a Notion it's Better to "Look Before You Leap" '

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with red chalk on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 8 7/16 inches (16.7 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

83. An Illustration of C.J. Apperley ('Nimrod'), "The Life of a Sportsman": 'A Night Scene with Sir Thomas Mostyn'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1842
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over etched outline, with gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 7 3/8 inches (12.2 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

84. "Sporting Notions": 'It's My Notion That This is the Only Way to Get Her Along'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 × 8 1/8 inches (16.2 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

85. "Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion This Bridge Will A-Bridge My Sport'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 8 1/2 inches (16.4 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection