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Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Title:
Giving the Village Donkeys a Treat
Additional Title(s):
Verso: with transfer of image in reverse
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 9 13/16 inches (19.7 × 24.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in pen and gray ink, verso, upper center: "[...] {My Dear George you will be kill.d | [...] run and tell papa"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.319
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1960
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