Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British, "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" `Returning Home in Triumph. He Disdain'd a Slothful Easey Life; so Took to Hunting', undated
- Title:
- "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" `Returning Home in Triumph. He Disdain'd a Slothful Easey Life; so Took to Hunting'
- 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), Image: 7 1/2 × 10 9/16 inches (19.1 × 26.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with black ink, lower center: "Returning Home in Triumph. | He disdain'd a slothful Easey Life; so he took to Hunting"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center: "3"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "HRH 12 - 5A"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2001.2.537
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- buildings | fences | fields | horse (animal) | horseback riders | horseback riding | hunt | hunters | hunting | injury | men | sporting art | trees
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:47203
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