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1. "By - he'll get to the Earth..."

"By - he'll get to the Earth..."
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper mounted to card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 × 10 1/2 inches (20.3 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. "Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Afternoon. Returning Home in Fine Trim. Doing the Most you Can

"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Afternoon. Returning Home in Fine Trim. Doing the Most you Can
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1818
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/16 × 9 3/16 inches (15.4 × 23.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. "Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing it No How

"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing it No How
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1818
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 × 9 3/16 inches (15.2 × 23.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. "Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing it Somehow

"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing it Somehow
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1818
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 × 9 1/8 inches (15.2 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. "Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing the Down Leap

"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing the Down Leap
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1818
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 15/16 × 9 1/8 inches (15.1 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. "Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing the Thing Well - [giving Dribblers the go bye]

"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing the Thing Well - [giving Dribblers the go bye]
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1818
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/16 × 9 3/16 inches (15.4 × 23.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. "Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Morning. Turning Out in Prime Twig. Doing the Least you Can

"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Morning. Turning Out in Prime Twig. Doing the Least you Can
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1818
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, red ink, black ink, green ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/16 × 9 1/8 inches (15.4 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. "Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" The Down Leap Done

"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" The Down Leap Done
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1818
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/16 × 9 1/4 inches (15.4 × 23.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. "Landscape Scenery", No. 10: Scenes with Wood-Cutters

"Landscape Scenery", No. 10: Scenes with Wood-Cutters
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 5/8 inches (16.7 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

"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

11. "Landscape Scenery", No. 18: Scenes of Horse Drawn Artillery, etc.

"Landscape Scenery", No. 18: Scenes of Horse Drawn Artillery, etc.
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/16 × 9 1/2 inches (15.7 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

"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

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

"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

14. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Faceing a Brook Verifying the Old Adage, Look Before You Leap'

"Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Faceing a Brook Verifying the Old Adage, Look Before You Leap'
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 10 7/8 inches (20.5 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Going Along a Slapping Pace...'

"Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Going Along a Slapping Pace...'
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 1/8 × 10 7/8 inches (20.6 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Got in and Getting Out. Very Clever'

"Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Got in and Getting Out. Very Clever'
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 1/8 × 10 13/16 inches (20.6 × 27.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Swishing at a Rasper From Your Own Timidity and Mismanagement Cause the Horse to Swerve...'

"Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Swishing at a Rasper From Your Own Timidity and Mismanagement Cause the Horse to Swerve...'
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/16 × 10 13/16 inches (21.1 × 27.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

"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

19. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" `Returning Home in Triumph. He Disdain'd a Slothful Easey Life; so Took to Hunting'

"Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" `Returning Home in Triumph. He Disdain'd a Slothful Easey Life; so Took to Hunting'
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 × 10 5/8 inches (20.3 × 27 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

"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

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

"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

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

"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

23. "Scraps", No. 24: Hunting -Ttwo Riders, One Opening a Gate For Hounds

"Scraps", No. 24: Hunting -Ttwo Riders, One Opening a Gate For Hounds
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1823
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/16 × 9 3/16 inches (18.3 × 23.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

"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

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

"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

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

"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

27. "Scraps", no. 32: Two Mamelukes Talking, One Mounted

"Scraps", no. 32: Two Mamelukes Talking, One Mounted
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 3/8 inches (16.8 × 23.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

"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

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

"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

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

"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

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

"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

32. "Scraps", No. 8: Scenes of a Lancer and Other Cavalry

"Scraps", No. 8: Scenes of a Lancer and Other Cavalry
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1823
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 13/16 × 9 3/8 inches (17.3 × 23.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting a Dive

"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting a Dive
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1848 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 5/8 inches (19.2 × 27 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting a Fall

"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting a Fall
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1848 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 11/16 inches (19.2 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Dead Beat

"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Dead Beat
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1848 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/8 × 10 11/16 inches (19.4 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Home

"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Home
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1820 and 1821
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 5/8 inches (19.2 × 27 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting into a Bog

"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting into a Bog
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1848 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 11/16 inches (19.2 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting into a Difficulty

"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting into a Difficulty
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1848 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 11/16 inches (19.2 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Over a Difficulty

"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Over a Difficulty
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1848 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 11/16 inches (19.2 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. "Sporting Anecdotes:" Sketch for 'The Sporting Butcher'

"Sporting Anecdotes:" Sketch for 'The Sporting Butcher'
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 13 1/16 inches (21.6 × 33.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. "Sporting Anecodotes:" Drawing for the Soft-Gound Etching of 'The Sporting Butcher'

"Sporting Anecodotes:" Drawing for the Soft-Gound Etching of 'The Sporting Butcher'
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/16 × 12 7/16 inches (21.1 × 31.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. "Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving ..." You Discover you Have Overlooked a Small Post on you Whip Hand

"Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving ..." You Discover you Have Overlooked a Small Post on you Whip Hand
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 10 3/16 inches (18.4 × 25.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. "Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving..." You Discover that the Reins are Under His Tail

"Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving..." You Discover that the Reins are Under His Tail
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 10 3/8 inches (19.1 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. "Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving:" ... Trying a New Match you Discover That They are Not Only Alike in Color, Weight and Action, but in Disposition

"Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving:" ... Trying a New Match you Discover That They are Not Only Alike in Color, Weight and Action, but in Disposition
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/16 × 10 7/16 inches (18.6 × 26.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. "Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving:" ... Up and Down, or the Endeavor to Discover Which Way Your Horse is Inclined to Come Down, Backwards or Forwards

"Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving:" ... Up and Down, or the Endeavor to Discover Which Way Your Horse is Inclined to Come Down, Backwards or Forwards
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 10 3/8 inches (18.7 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. "Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving:" ...You Discover a New Way of Bringing Your Equipage into a Small Compass

"Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving:" ...You Discover a New Way of Bringing Your Equipage into a Small Compass
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 10 5/16 inches (18.7 × 26.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. "Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving:"...You Discover You Have Obtained a Steady One

"Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Driving:"...You Discover You Have Obtained a Steady One
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 10 1/8 inches (19.1 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. "Sporting Incidents:" Drawing For the Soft-gound Etching of 'Panther Hunting'

"Sporting Incidents:" Drawing For the Soft-gound Etching of 'Panther Hunting'
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 12 3/8 inches (20 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. "Sporting Incidents:" Drawing For the Soft-ground Etching of 'Through the Wood'

"Sporting Incidents:" Drawing For the Soft-ground Etching of 'Through the Wood'
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/16 × 12 1/2 inches (21.1 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. "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'

"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

51. "Sporting Notions": 'I Had No Notion of the Comforts of Hunting by Water'

"Sporting Notions": 'I Had No Notion of the Comforts of Hunting by Water'
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 1/4 inches (16.7 × 21 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

"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

53. "Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion That My Horse Looks Like 40 Guineas in the Pound'

"Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion That My Horse Looks Like 40 Guineas in the Pound'
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 3/8 inches (16.7 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

"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

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

"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

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

"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

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

"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

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

"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

59. "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'

"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

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

"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

61. "Sporting Notions:" 'Hav'nt You a Notion That Tthis is the Best Mode of Monveyance Over a brook? and I Think by the Look of the Fellow he Never Had Any Thing so Neat in His Thing-a-My Before'

"Sporting Notions:" 'Hav'nt You a Notion That Tthis is the Best Mode of Monveyance Over a brook? and I Think by the Look of the Fellow he Never Had Any Thing so Neat in His Thing-a-My Before'
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite with red chalk and white gouache on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 × 8 5/16 inches (16.5 × 21.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. "The Cover Hack"

"The Cover Hack"
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 × 10 1/2 inches (20.3 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

"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

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

"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

65. "Topping a Park fence and doing the thing easy"

"Topping a Park fence and doing the thing easy"
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 × 10 1/2 inches (20.3 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

66. 'Getting Across the Country Like a Gentleman'

'Getting Across the Country Like a Gentleman'
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 13 3/8 inches (23.5 × 34 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. 'Rather Too Fast'

'Rather Too Fast'
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

68. 'Rather Too Slow'

'Rather Too Slow'
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 13 1/8 inches (23.7 × 33.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

69. 'Riding to Horses with Difficulty'

'Riding to Horses with Difficulty'
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

70. [Additional illustrations for Nimrod's The life of a sportsman].

No cover image available
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
1838
Physical Description:
4 prints : hand-colored aquatints ; sheets 15 x 22 cm, in mats 19 x 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

71. [Fox Hunting] A Pair: The Cock-Tails Done / Fifty Minutes in the Vale of Blackmore and Twenty on the Hills / Without a Check ...

[Fox Hunting] A Pair: The Cock-Tails Done / Fifty Minutes in the Vale of Blackmore and Twenty on the Hills / Without a Check ...
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 x 20 1/2in. (37.1 x 52.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. [Fox Hunting] A Pair: Yellowham Wood, / County of Dorset. ..

[Fox Hunting] A Pair: Yellowham Wood, / County of Dorset. ..
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 x 20 1/2in. (37.1 x 52.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

73. [Fox-hunting] Breaking Cover

[Fox-hunting] Breaking Cover
Creator:
Thomas Sutherland, ca. 1785–1838
Date:
1820-1821
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, printed in color and by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/4 x 22in. (34.9 x 55.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

74. [Fox-hunting] Full Cry

[Fox-hunting] Full Cry
Creator:
Thomas Sutherland, ca. 1785–1838
Date:
1820-1821
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, printed in color and by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/4 x 22in. (34.9 x 55.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

75. [Fox-hunting] Going to Cover

[Fox-hunting] Going to Cover
Creator:
Thomas Sutherland, ca. 1785–1838
Date:
1820-1821
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, printed in color and by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/4 x 22in. (34.9 x 55.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

76. [Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting a Dive

[Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting a Dive
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Hand colored etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 13/16in. (22.2 x 30cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

77. [Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting a fall

[Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting a fall
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Hand colored etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 13/16in. (22.2 x 30cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

78. [Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting Dead Beat

[Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting Dead Beat
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Hand colored etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 13/16in. (22.2 x 30cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

79. [Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting Home.

[Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting Home.
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Hand colored etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 13/16in. (22.2 x 30cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

80. [Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting into a Bog

[Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting into a Bog
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Hand colored etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 13/16in. (22.2 x 30cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

81. [Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting into a difficulty

[Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting into a difficulty
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Hand colored etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 13/16in. (22.2 x 30cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

82. [Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting over a difficulty

[Fox-hunting] Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion. Getting over a difficulty
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Hand colored etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 13/16in. (22.2 x 30cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

83. [Fox-hunting] Tree-ing the Fox

[Fox-hunting] Tree-ing the Fox
Creator:
Thomas Sutherland, ca. 1785–1838
Date:
1820-1821
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, printed in color and by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/4 x 22in. (34.9 x 55.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

84. [Hunting Discoveries] ... at Length perceive a light which you Discover ...

[Hunting Discoveries] ... at Length perceive a light which you Discover ...
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1817
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, colored by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4in. (22.2 x 29.8cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

85. [Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover if you intend to do the thing well ...

[Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover if you intend to do the thing well ...
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1817
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, colored by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4in. (22.2 x 29.8cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

86. [Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover that it would have been prudent ...

[Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover that it would have been prudent ...
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1817
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, colored by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4in. (22.2 x 29.8cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Ar, Paul Mellon Collection

87. [Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover that the only means you can adopt ...

[Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover that the only means you can adopt ...
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1817
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, colored by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4in. (22.2 x 29.8cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

88. [Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover that your girts are broken ...

[Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover that your girts are broken ...
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1817
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, colored by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4in. (22.2 x 29.8cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

89. [Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover the whole face of the country ...

[Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover the whole face of the country ...
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1817
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, colored by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4in. (22.2 x 29.8cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

90. [Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover when half over the next field ...

[Hunting Discoveries] ... Discover when half over the next field ...
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1817
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, colored by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4in. (22.2 x 29.8cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

91. [Sporting dogs].

No cover image available
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
[6] prints : soft-ground etchings ; plate marks 13 x 20 cm, on sheets 14 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

92. A Bath Coach

A Bath Coach
Creator:
Aquatinted by George Hunt, active 1820–1840
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint with hand coloring in watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 x 13 5/8in. (27.3 x 34.6cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

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

94. A Charging Mameluke Firing a Pistol

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

95. A Charging Mameluke Firing a Pistol

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

96. A check, 12 o'clock, tipping for the swine / Hy. Alken delt.

No cover image available
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
1 printing plate : copper ; 26 x 36 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

97. A Cock-Fight Watched by Four Men in an Out-House: The Fight, Engraved as Plate 39 in "The National Sports of Great Britain"

A Cock-Fight Watched by Four Men in an Out-House: The Fight, Engraved as Plate 39 in "The National Sports of Great Britain"
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and blue ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 9 3/4 × 13 11/16 inches (24.8 × 34.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

98. A Cock-fight Watched by Four Men in an Out-House:The Death, Engraved as Plate 40 in "The National Sports of Great Britain"

A Cock-fight Watched by Four Men in an Out-House:The Death, Engraved as Plate 40 in "The National Sports of Great Britain"
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 9 11/16 × 13 11/16 inches (24.6 × 34.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

99. A cockney's shooting season, in Suffolk / by Henry Alken ; containing the remarkable adventures that actually occurred to a young cit on a visit to his friends in that county.

No cover image available
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
16 p., [6] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

100. A collection of interesting subjects of marine views, military parade, hunting, coursing, racing &c. &c. / by Thomas McLane, 26 Haymarket.

No cover image available
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
ca. 1828?]
Physical Description:
[56] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts