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1. Scenes from a steeplechase: Taking a Hedge

Scenes from a steeplechase: Taking a Hedge
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1845
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
10 x 14 inches (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. Duck Shooting

Duck Shooting
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
10 1/4 x 12 3/8 inches (26 x 31.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. Pheasant Shooting

Pheasant Shooting
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
8 3/4 x 11 inches (22.2 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. Duck Shooting in Winter

Duck Shooting in Winter
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
8 3/4 x 11 inches (22.2 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

5. Hunting Scene: The Meet

Hunting Scene: The Meet
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 x 24 1/4 inches (45.7 x 61.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

6. Partridge Shooting

Partridge Shooting
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
9 x 11 inches (22.9 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

7. Scenes From a Steeplechase: Another Hedge

Scenes From a Steeplechase: Another Hedge
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1845
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
10 x 14 inches (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

8. Hunting Scene: Drawing the Cover

Hunting Scene: Drawing the Cover
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 x 24 1/4 inches (45.7 x 61.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

9. Hunting Scene: The Kill

Hunting Scene: The Kill
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 x 24 1/4 inches (45.7 x 61.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

10. Hunting Scene: In Full Cry

Hunting Scene: In Full Cry
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 x 24 1/8 inches (45.7 x 61.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

11. The Quorn Hunt in Full Cry: Second Horses

The Quorn Hunt in Full Cry: Second Horses
Creator:
John Dalby, active 1826–1853
Date:
ca. 1835
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
15 x 20 inches (38.1 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

12. Scenes from a steeplechase: Near the Finish

Scenes from a steeplechase: Near the Finish
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1845
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
10 x 14 inches (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

13. Scenes from a Steeplechase: The Winner

Scenes from a Steeplechase: The Winner
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1845
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
10 x 14 inches (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

14. Grouse Shooting

Grouse Shooting
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
9 x 11 inches (22.9 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

15. The Lover

The Lover
Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 11 1/4 inches (23.7 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. The Infant

The Infant
Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 × 10 7/8 inches (22.8 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. The Justice

The Justice
Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/16 × 11 1/4 inches (23 × 28.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. 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

19. Shot from a Gun

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

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

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

21. The School-Boy

The School-Boy
Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 inches (22.6 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. Set of Seven: Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man

Set of Seven: Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching, 1 leaf of letterpress and the original wrappers
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Masquerade, Tom & Bob keeping it up in real character

Masquerade, Tom & Bob keeping it up in real character
Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, hand-colored
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

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

25. Exhibition Somerset House Tom and Bob

Exhibition Somerset House Tom and Bob
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Hand colored engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/4 x 7in. (12.1 x 17.8cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. A set of four: Meeting at Cover. London, pub. by Thos. McLean, 1824

A set of four: Meeting at Cover. London, pub. by Thos. McLean, 1824
Creator:
Thomas Sutherland, ca. 1785–1838
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, colored by hand
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Plate 1. Woodcock Shooting

Plate 1. Woodcock Shooting
Creator:
Richard Gilson Reeve, 1803–1889
Date:
1813
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 18in. (34.6 x 45.7cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Set of seven: The Seven Ages of the Horse

Set of seven: The Seven Ages of the Horse
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1825
Materials & Techniques:
Hand colored soft-ground etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 x 10 3/4in. (22.5 x 27.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

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

30. Set of twelve with title-page: Sporting Satirist

Set of twelve with title-page: Sporting Satirist
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Hand colored soft-ground etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/4 x 8in. (13.3 x 20.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. "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

32. "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

33. "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

34. "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

35. "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

36. "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

37. "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

38. Symptoms: of Being Drawn, of a Fine Song, of Troting, of Being In, of Being Out, of a Recoil

Symptoms: of Being Drawn, of a Fine Song, of Troting, of Being In, of Being Out, of a Recoil
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1822 and 1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 15/16 × 8 11/16 inches (17.6 × 22.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Symptoms: of Being Wanted, of Anxiety, of a Has Been, of Duck Catching

Symptoms: of Being Wanted, of Anxiety, of a Has Been, of Duck Catching
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1822 and 1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 8 3/4 inches (18.4 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Symptoms: of Doubtful Amusement - or Craneing, of Anxious Amusement - or Sure of a Bite, of Public Amusement - or No Taxes, Dangerous Amusement - or a Slapper, Private Amusement - or Cruelty

Symptoms: of Doubtful Amusement - or Craneing, of Anxious Amusement - or Sure of a Bite, of Public Amusement - or No Taxes, Dangerous Amusement - or a Slapper, Private Amusement - or Cruelty
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1822 and 1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 8 13/16 inches (18.4 × 22.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Symptoms: of a Great One, of a Fine One, of a Queer One, of a Save All, of a View on Brighton Cliff, of Just Got Over a Gate,

Symptoms: of a Great One, of a Fine One, of a Queer One, of a Save All, of a View on Brighton Cliff, of Just Got Over a Gate,
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1822 and 1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/16 × 9 1/8 inches (18.3 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Symptoms: of Sporting Friends Likely-to Go Together, of a Double Entendre, of Sporting Friends Likely-to Seperate, of Sure to HIt the Mark.

Symptoms: of Sporting Friends Likely-to Go Together, of a Double Entendre, of Sporting Friends Likely-to Seperate, of Sure to HIt the Mark.
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1822 and 1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/16 × 8 15/16 inches (17.9 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Two Pointers, Facing Right with a Sportsman

Two Pointers, Facing Right with a Sportsman
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/16 × 11 inches (23.3 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Symptoms: of The Manager's Judgement, of Being on Board a Packet, of Having Enough to Live Upon, of the Laddle Mis-Placed.

Symptoms: of The Manager's Judgement, of Being on Board a Packet, of Having Enough to Live Upon, of the Laddle Mis-Placed.
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
between 1822 and 1827
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 8 15/16 inches (18.1 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. 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

46. Wild Duck Shooting

Wild Duck Shooting
Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and gray ink, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 3/4 inches (22.2 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. "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

48. "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

49. Full Cry

Full Cry
Creator:
Possibly Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 10 5/8 inches (22.2 × 27 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. Drawing Covert

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