Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
"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
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)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, center: "5"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "HRH 12 - 17A"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.550
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
coat | people | accident | driver | horses (animals) | speed | carriage | hat | genre subject | galloping | men | driving
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46925